Well said. You know your stuff. You think Breggin is controlled opposition then? but what about all his prior work being the conscience of psychiatry etc. I don't trust his facts though anymore, I don't care what side he's on--even if he's on our side, I don't want to be fed lies to bolster arguments against the other side either. Just want the truth and he doesn't seem to wedded to that.
Well said. You know your stuff. You think Breggin is controlled opposition then? but what about all his prior work being the conscience of psychiatry etc. I don't trust his facts though anymore, I don't care what side he's on--even if he's on our side, I don't want to be fed lies to bolster arguments against the other side either. Just want the truth and he doesn't seem to wedded to that.
Oh okay well he I think brought lawsuits out or fought in court regarding Prozac. He's said to be the conscience of psychiatry. ...which certainly seemed laudable. But he's not behaving well right now, in my opinion. Here's a typical snippet about him: "Commenting on the study, Dr Peter Breggin тАУ known as тАЬthe Conscience of PsychiatryтАЭ for the last five decades тАУ said, тАЬThere are no known biochemical imbalances in the brains of mental patients until they are put there by the neurotoxic effects of psychiatric drugs.тАЭ
тАШAt its heart, psychiatry is about damaging the brainтАЩ тАУ Dr Peter
and there's this description also: Peter R. Breggin, M.D. Chief Expert For All 150 Prozac Lawsuits Against Eli Lilly
Seems like a great guy, has good rep, so but his statements about Malone and Desmet again are so distorted, it's unbelievable. So, there it is. Not sure what to make of it.
And that's the tack to take: Everyone has opinions. We quietly take what we can and weigh them against our own observations and intuition. To weaponize such an attack seems inexplicable. The fact (up through today) that they won't debate their critique with Desmet or Malone is suspicious. Unresponsiveness is how the clerics and mullahs behave. So unseemly for "our side".
Well said. You know your stuff. You think Breggin is controlled opposition then? but what about all his prior work being the conscience of psychiatry etc. I don't trust his facts though anymore, I don't care what side he's on--even if he's on our side, I don't want to be fed lies to bolster arguments against the other side either. Just want the truth and he doesn't seem to wedded to that.
I don't know Breggin, his motives or career. I've only written that his attacks read like attacks by others whose motives I am familiar with.
Oh okay well he I think brought lawsuits out or fought in court regarding Prozac. He's said to be the conscience of psychiatry. ...which certainly seemed laudable. But he's not behaving well right now, in my opinion. Here's a typical snippet about him: "Commenting on the study, Dr Peter Breggin тАУ known as тАЬthe Conscience of PsychiatryтАЭ for the last five decades тАУ said, тАЬThere are no known biochemical imbalances in the brains of mental patients until they are put there by the neurotoxic effects of psychiatric drugs.тАЭ
тАШAt its heart, psychiatry is about damaging the brainтАЩ тАУ Dr Peter
and there's this description also: Peter R. Breggin, M.D. Chief Expert For All 150 Prozac Lawsuits Against Eli Lilly
And then a book called The Conscience of Psychiatry: reform work by Peter Breggin has description of his work also: https://www.amazon.com/Conscience-Psychiatry-Reform-Peter-Breggin/dp/098245600X
Seems like a great guy, has good rep, so but his statements about Malone and Desmet again are so distorted, it's unbelievable. So, there it is. Not sure what to make of it.
And that's the tack to take: Everyone has opinions. We quietly take what we can and weigh them against our own observations and intuition. To weaponize such an attack seems inexplicable. The fact (up through today) that they won't debate their critique with Desmet or Malone is suspicious. Unresponsiveness is how the clerics and mullahs behave. So unseemly for "our side".
I COMPLETELY agree. He's talking out the side of his neck AND won't have civil discourse, so he's lost merit and credibility.