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In reply to the discussion: Why did Forbes pull this-"Psychiatric Drugs, Not A Lack Of Gun Control, Are The Common... [View all]green for victory
(591 posts)30. The Congressonal Testimony of Dr. Peter Breggin
is worth listening to
Now some will call Dr. Peter Breggin a quack. Big Pharma tried to slime him as a Scientologist- that's the slime du jour against those that want to examine these SSRI drugs. Does Dr. Peter Breggin look like a quack? Notice these woo woo'ers never accuse the Big Pharma "doctors" who ghost write sales articles and jigger the numbers on the "tests" that big pharma does to ram approval through the FDA of being quacks. And to call these crooks and liars quacks would be generous, they're criminals and belong in jail- there's no problem locking up people that grow plants is there?
So HERE IS DR. PETER BREGGIN
Education and early career
Breggin graduated from Harvard College with honors,[4] and attended Case Western Reserve Medical School. His postgraduate training in psychiatry began with an internship year of mixed medicine and psychiatry at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Breggin completed a first year of psychiatric residency at Harvard's Massachusetts Mental Health Center in Boston, where he was a teaching fellow at Harvard Medical School, and finished his final two years of psychiatric residency at SUNY. This was followed by a two-year staff appointment to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), where he worked to build and staff mental health centers and education. Breggin has taught at several universities, obtaining faculty appointments to the Washington School of Psychiatry, the Johns Hopkins University Department of Counseling, and the George Mason University Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Breggin has worked in a private practice since 1968.
Breggin is a life member of the American Psychiatric Association and an editor for several scientific journals. His opinions have been portrayed both favorably and unfavorably in the media, including Time Magazine[5] and the New York Times.[6][7] He has appeared as a guest on many radio and television shows, including 60 Minutes, 20/20, Nightline, and numerous network news reports.[citation needed]
Breggin graduated from Harvard College with honors,[4] and attended Case Western Reserve Medical School. His postgraduate training in psychiatry began with an internship year of mixed medicine and psychiatry at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Breggin completed a first year of psychiatric residency at Harvard's Massachusetts Mental Health Center in Boston, where he was a teaching fellow at Harvard Medical School, and finished his final two years of psychiatric residency at SUNY. This was followed by a two-year staff appointment to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), where he worked to build and staff mental health centers and education. Breggin has taught at several universities, obtaining faculty appointments to the Washington School of Psychiatry, the Johns Hopkins University Department of Counseling, and the George Mason University Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Breggin has worked in a private practice since 1968.
Breggin is a life member of the American Psychiatric Association and an editor for several scientific journals. His opinions have been portrayed both favorably and unfavorably in the media, including Time Magazine[5] and the New York Times.[6][7] He has appeared as a guest on many radio and television shows, including 60 Minutes, 20/20, Nightline, and numerous network news reports.[citation needed]
have at it, Woo Woo Brigade
--Interest in Violent Media
--History of Violent Behavior
--Writing about Violence or Death
--Peer Rejection
--Suicidal Thoughts or Gestures
http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/sp2002/similarities_of_school_shootings.htm
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Why did Forbes pull this-"Psychiatric Drugs, Not A Lack Of Gun Control, Are The Common... [View all]
green for victory
Jan 2013
OP
Yes, I had to place my reply somewhere...I was trying to address both the previous 2 threads.
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#20
Yes, you could say it and it has been said about, for example, video games
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#25
YOU are the one who asserted that "half of these shootings happened before SSRIs"
Th1onein
Jan 2013
#37
Thing is, the patients who take these pills have said, here on this board, that they feel like they
MADem
Jan 2013
#74
I'm sorry that they feel that way, but I don't feel as if I have given them a reason to feel that
Th1onein
Jan 2013
#75
Did you read that list? It's mostly one person killing another for some specific reason, e.g.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#23
But it may be that SUICIDAL TENDENCIES are a common denominator. Like Suicidal bombers.
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#40
Douglas Kennedy is the guy who got away with roughing up a couple of nurses who didn't
MADem
Jan 2013
#11
if they blame drugs and mental illness instead of the guns , yes they are full of shit.
bowens43
Jan 2013
#53
Perhaps they realized that even a RW rag like FORBES had gone too far pro-gun
cthulu2016
Jan 2013
#5
So is being caucasian, having crappy parents or enjoying ready access to weapons, apparently.
MADem
Jan 2013
#49
There's the very real possibility that suicidal tendencies play a huge role in mass shootings
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#41
Who can honestly say if they were smoking K2 or bath salts that it wouldn't be front page...
Taitertots
Jan 2013
#69
The Mental Health community has pretty much 3 options: Weekly therapy sessions@ $120-150 per week,
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#76