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Attempted Murder Charges Dropped due to Medication Toxicity

By Peter R. Breggin, MD   April 10, 2016 In my experience as a medical expert, judges and prosecutors are becoming more familiar with and responsive to the mounting scientific evidence concerning medication-induced violence. Based on my scientific report, an older man in California recently went from near certainty of […]

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Dr. Breggin’s best overview Critique of psychiatric drugs

Breggin (2016). Rational Principles of Psychopharmacology for Therapists, Healthcare Providers and Clients. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy   The Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy invited me to do an overview article about my work in the field of psychopharmacology and psychiatric drugs, including my critique of adverse drug effects (side effects). My […]

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$700,000 Tardive Dyskinesia Settlement

  Dr. Peter Breggin was the medical expert in a tardive dyskinesia (TD) case that settled out of court for $700,000 in May 2014. The identity of the doctor and the plaintiff cannot be released. Large medical malpractice settlements are extremely rare in the locality of the case. Dr. Breggin […]

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Jury Awards $1.5 million for suicide involving antidepressants based on Dr. Breggin’s testimony

A Syracuse, N.Y. jury has awarded a $1.5 million medical malpractice verdict to the family of a man who committed suicide. I was the medical expert for the family. After the verdict, plaintiff’s attorney Ernest DelDuchetto told me, “It was comforting to see a jury agree with our proposition that these drugs (antidepressants) are not panaceas for all sadness,” and that they can have serious harmful effects.

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Judge: Prozac Turned Teen into Murderer

Judge Bases Opinion on Testimony of Psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin, MD that the Antidepressant Caused a Stimulant-like Syndrome Leading to Manic-like Behavior, Suicidality and Violence ( Judge’s Opinion ) The headline from the Winnipeg Free Press in Canada tells the story: “Judge Agrees Prozac Made Teen a Killer.” Provincial court judge […]

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The Proven Dangers of Antidepressants

by Peter R. Breggin, M.D. On March 22 the FDA issued an extraordinary “Public Health Advisory” that cautioned about the risks associated with the whole new generation of antidepressants including Prozac and its knock offs, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, and Lexapro, as well as Wellbutrin, Effexor, Serzone, and Remeron. The […]

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FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Cautions for Use of Antidepressants in Adults and Children

Originally posted on the FDA site (03/22/04) @ http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ans01283.html The Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory that provides further cautions to physicians, their patients, and families and caregivers of patients about the need to closely monitor both adults and children with depression, especially at the beginning of […]

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The FDA Continues to Affirm Antidepressant Risks First Identified in my 1991 Book Toxic Psychiatry By Peter R. Breggin, M.D. Ithaca, New York www.breggin.com   In 2004 the FDA issued a black box warning about the increased risk of suicidality in children taking the newer antidepressants, including the SSRIs (Prozac, […]

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