Peter Breggin

About the Author

Peter Breggin is a renowned psychiatrist, author, and advocate for humane mental health care, with over five decades of experience challenging the overreliance on psychiatric drugs and promoting ethical, non-coercive approaches to emotional well-being. A Harvard-trained physician and former faculty member at several prestigious universities, Breggin has dedicated his career to exposing the dangers of psychotropic medications and empowering individuals to reclaim their autonomy through therapy, community support, and lifestyle changes. His groundbreaking books, including Medication Madness and Your Drug May Be Your Problem, Revised Edition: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications, have influenced policy, inspired countless readers, and sparked national debates on the psychiatric industry. Breggin continues to lecture worldwide, consult on legal cases, and write prolifically on the intersections of science, psychology, and human rights.