Tag: Peter Breggin
Trial Over Suicide and Texting Lays Bare Pain of 2 Teenagers
FromĀ The New York Times: Michelle Carter, a 20-year-old woman, is currently being triedĀ for urging her boyfriend to kill himself via text message. According to...
Paxil Suicide Retrial Settled by Defendants
In 2014, psychiatrist Peter Breggin was the medical expert in a case involving a Paxil-induced suicide and helped the surviving family winĀ the malpractice suit....
Protesting a Psychiatric Atrocity
On May 16, 2015, protests against electroconvulsive therapy or ECT will take place around the world.Ā To support this educational campaign, I am releasing my newest Simple Truths about Psychiatry video which is titled āShock Treatment is Trauma.ā Ted Chabasinski, an attorney, is an organizer of the protest.Ā Ted recently talked about his personal experiences and the upcoming protests on my radio show, āThe Dr. Peter Breggin Hour.āĀ We agreed that money and power is not the only motivation of shock doctors. Ā Many are taking out their violent impulses on their helpless victims.
