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Originally Posted by mrnobody
I do not agree that this book is comprehensive with no bias. There is no question medications result in a worse outcome for some. Some. This has been acknowledged by the top physicians, best journals and by researchers. But as has been stated elsewhere he has it backwards. Many people get better and stop meds rather than get better because they stopped meds.
Oh and Breggen has been completely slammed. And fairly so
[url=http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/NegativeBR/breggin.html]Talking Back to Peter Breggin]
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Have you read Whitaker's book? Wondering why you feel it is not comprehensive if you read it. It's pretty clear about long term outcomes -- rather bleak. The data he analyzes is looking at people
on meds long term. So not clear what your point is about stopping meds.
If you are looking to Quackwatch for unbiased info, you are in big trouble. The founder (Stephen Barrett) is a delicensed psychiatrist who operates as a self-appointed expert on seemingly every health approach and treatment known to man. He attacks every alternative treatment there is but leaves conventional medicine alone. If you want to see what a front for pharma looks like, look no further.
The guy has also been in court countless times and always seems to lose. A US court found him to be "biased, and unworthy of credibility".