Breggin, PR (2008). Practicle Applications: 22 Guidelines for Counseling and Psychotherapy. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 10, 43-57, 2008. This article describes 22 principles for the conduct of therapy or counseling, most of which are also applicable to all human relationships. The creation of a safe space and a caring, […]
See also Dr. Breggin’s Simple Truths Video Series Dr. Breggin interviewed on BBC Radio, Feb 15, 2016 Dr. Breggin interviewed on 16×9 Antidepressant-Violence Exposé (2013) See also 16×9 article on antidepressant violence Dr. Breggin interviewed on the Tom Sullivan Show […]
Principles for the Elimination of Restraint An ICSPP Report Prepared by Peter R. Breggin, M.D., Director for The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations This report is offered in response to the Joint Commission’s request of February 18, 1999 for ICSPP’s recommendations on “restraint use and therapeutic holding.” […]
Assault Charges Dismissed on Grounds of Involuntary Intoxication with Psychiatric Drugs A twenty-five year old Virginia man, charged with assault against the police, was acquitted today on the grounds of involuntary intoxication with psychiatric drugs. Dr. Peter Breggin testified that the patient’s seven prescribed psychiatric medications produced an intoxication that […]
In June 2005 in Columbia, South Carolina, a jury awarded $635,000 in a malpractice suit against a psychiatrist who referred a patient for electroshock treatment. The hospital had previously settled for a small amount and the doctor who administered the treatment was not found negligent. The plaintiff, Peggy Salters, is […]
Landmark Victory in First Canadian Tardive Dyskinesia Trial On June 16, 2000 in the Superior Court of Justice in Hamilton, Ontario, Judge J. Philp issued his ruling in the first tardive dyskinesia case to go to trial in Canada. In Wells v. Paramsothy, Judge Philp found that a general […]
On June 16, 2000 in the Superior Court of Justice in Hamilton, Ontario, Judge J. Philp issued his ruling in the first tardive dyskinesia case to go to trial in Canada. In Wells v. Paramsothy, Judge Philp found that a general practitioner, John Cocker, was negligent in his prescription of […]
Jury Awards $1.3 Million in Tardive Dyskinesia Case — Appeals Court Raises Award to $2 Million Dr. Breggin Testified for the Plaintiff A tardive dyskinesia malpractice case in Baton Rouge, Louisiana resulted in a jury award of more than $1.3 million dollars on March 14, 1997. The case was […]
Jury Awards $1.3 Million in Tardive Dyskinesia Case Appeals Court Raises Award to $2 Million Dr. Breggin Testified for the Plaintiff A tardive dyskinesia malpractice case in Baton Rouge, Louisiana resulted in a jury award of more than $1.3 million dollars on March 14, 1997. The case was appealed by […]
On May 26, 2000, a jury in the circuit court of Philadelphia awarded $6.7 million to a patient afflicted with tardive dyskinesia caused by the neuroleptic (“antipsychotic”) drug Risperdal (generic name, risperidone). In Liss vs. Doeff, the jury found the psychiatrist negligent in his treatment of Mrs. Elizabeth Liss. […]
