Mad Science: Psychiatric Coercion, Diagnosis, and Drugs

Before reading this book, I was a Psychology Professor. Prior to that I was an Addictions Counselor. But my lifetime exploration of "mental illness" began when I was a Psychology student in college and concluded the best way to observe and understand abnormal behavior in a mental institution would be from the point of view of a mental patient. So I got the crazy idea to pretend to be crazy long enough to be sent to a mental institution, learn all I could, and then stop acting crazy and get released. It wasn't easy getting in, as so much crazy behavior was tolerated on campus. But once in, I could quit pretending. Once there, all they saw was a crazy college student no matter what I said or did. Getting out was the problem. A mental hospital is a prison, only I never committed nor was found guilty of any crime. I finally got out, but not before they damaged my brain with shock treatments. More than one witness at that time said they couldn't see anything wrong with me--until I got ECT. As an Addictions Counselor I studied psychotropic drugs, both legal and illegal. Then I started reading extensively about psychiatric drugs as I suspected they were merely prescribed psychotropic drugs. I was right. Psychiatric drugs don't work any better than placebos. In other words, hypnosis, is just as effective. There is a big difference. Psychiatric drugs are dangerous. They often have unpleasant side-effects in the short run and are dangerous in the long run. Most of these drugs are addictive. The dirty little secret is that psychiatry is one massive scam perpetuated by the billion-dollar pharmaceutical industry. Aside from my own personal history, I have had close friends and family members who diligently took the drugs, often for decades, that their doctor told them to take, in spite of the fact the drugs never worked. Prior to reading "Mad Science" I had read and studied dozens of similar books on this subject. Recently I ordered about six new books, including "Mad Science." This was the best of the six. If it were more scholarly, I wouldn't understand it. If it were much easier to read, it wouldn't be as thorough in proving the bold statements it makes are valid. If you are taking any psychiatric "medication" you owe it to yourself to read this book. You would be crazy not to.