I come from a liberal tradition. I'm Jewish. My dad was a liberal. What I've found is that people who see themselves as thoughtful, caring, educated and informed have swallowed psychiatry as the way.
Peter BregginHillary [Clinton] even said that, whether or not teenagers want treatment, they have to get it. So it's involuntary treatment.
Peter BregginThe N.I.M.H. spent multi-millions of dollars on [Ritalin studies], and they're going to do the same thing now with little kids. And despite the millions spent, the N.I.M.H. study wasn't even conducted according to accepted scientific procedures and is basically worthless.
Peter BregginLove is the most ethically consistent experience, because selfishness and altruism no longer seem opposed or in conflict.
Peter Breggin