I've read the blog , Harry Magnet's Blog over time, and Harry has left comments here in the past. Harry has an interesting theory research paper regarding psychiatric disorders: HERE.
Harry Magnet's Review of Anatomy of an Epidemic is a well-written, and thoughtful review of Robert Whitaker's new book, released in April 2010.
July 2010-Do Psychiatric Drugs Do More Harm Than Good? A Review of “Anatomy of an Epidemic” by Robert Whitaker-Harry Magnet's blog:
"Whitaker provides examples of how drugs used to treat one condition (e.g. Ritalin for ADHD) lead to some children developing manic symptoms, which led them to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which led them to receive drug “cocktails” including powerful and harmful antipsychotics. They end up on a long-term trajectory of serious physical and mental problems, an outcome which probably would have been much more benign if they hadn’t been prescribed any drugs in the first place.
My own experience with psychiatric drugs was generally a positive one. I didn’t start on drugs until I was 27." -Harry Magnet
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"I found this book to be one of the most powerful and thought-provoking books I’ve read in years. I recommend it to anyone concerned with the mental illness epidemic that plagues our country."--Harry Magnet
Continue reading Harry's entire review of the book HERE.
Harry, I wonder what would have happened too.
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That was an excellent and well thought out review by Harry.
It's unimaginable what is happening to our society and this truly insane attack upon our youth.
Thanks, Stephany and Stan for plugging my review. Let's thank Mr. Whitaker for writing such a well-researched and powerful book that has galvanized the blogosphere. My theory linking some psychiatric disorders to the magnetic sense can be found at my website: harrymagnet.com.
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