To contact Peter Breggin, M.D.
    Dr. Peter Breggin continues to see patients in his office in Ithaca, New York.  He prefers to accept those who live relatively nearby in central New York State and the Finger Lakes region. 
    Dr. Peter Breggin apologizes in advance for his inability to respond to the large volume of referral queries about medications, and individual problems.  If you have specific questions about medications, please try to find the answers on the website or in Dr. Peter Breggin's books. Dr. Breggin’s most comprehensive and up-to-date book is the new edition of Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry: Drugs, Electroshock and the Psychopharmaceutical Complex (Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2008). The new edition contains specific information about every type of psychiatric drug and most individual drugs that are currently being prescribed. It describes how to safely withdraw from psychiatric drugs with information about withdrawal problems associated with specific medications. It also describes guidelines for psychotherapy and counseling without resort to psychiatric medications. The new edition also provides broader critiques of psychiatric drugs, electroshock treatment (ECT), and the psychopharmaceutical complex.

Peter Breggin, M.D.
101 East State Street, PMB 112
Ithaca, New York 14850-5543
Phone: 607 272 5328
Fax: 607 272 5329

Consult our books!

Because of the depth of information available, the best sources of information are the books that have been carefully researched and written to address various complex issues. Please see below for specifics.

For the Latest Critiques of Psychiatry and Facts about Drugs and ECT: Dr. Breggin’s book, Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry: Drugs, Electroshock and the Psychopharmaceutical Complex, Second Edition (2008). This by far is the best source for current information. For Dr. Breggin’s views on how to help people without resort to medication, the Heart of Being Helpful (2006) is the most complete.

ADHD/ADD/Stimulants:  For information regarding ADHD, Ritalin and other stimulant drugs such as Adderall as well as a wealth of information on better approaches for your child or yourself, please read Dr. Peter Breggin's books: Talking Back to Ritalin, Revised (2001), and The Ritalin Fact Book (2002).

Children's Issues:  Information on how to reach and help children who are upset, traumatized, defiant, difficult, or psychiatrically labeled can be found in Dr. Peter Breggin's book: Reclaiming Our Children .

Prozac, Paxil, Luvox and other SSRIs:  For information regarding side effects of Prozac and other SSRI's including Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, Effexor, etc., as well as better approaches for depression see Dr. Peter Breggin's book: The Antidepressant Fact Book (2001).  Also see Peter Breggin and Ginger Breggin's book: Talking Back to Prozac (1994), and for updated information see Dr. Peter Breggin's medical text:  Brain Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry (2008).

General or Multiple Psychiatric Drugs:  For help with psychiatric drug side effects, adverse reactions and withdrawal issues see Dr. Peter Breggin's book Your Drug May Be Your Problem (updated 2007, co-authored with Dr. David Cohen).

If you have questions or want information on tardive dyskinesia and other side effects of the neuroleptics (so-called anti-psychotics) as well as other psychiatric drugs, see Dr. Peter Breggin's  medical text: Brain Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry. (2008)

For Information on Psychotherapy and Psycho-social Services and approaches to deeply disturbed persons, see Psychosocial Approaches to Deeply Disturbed Persons , edited by Peter Breggin, M.D. and E. Mark Stern, Ph.D. and Dimensions of Empathic Therapy (2002) edited by Peter Breggin, Ginger Breggin, and Fred Bemak. For perspective on how to help others, see Dr. Peter Breggin's book: The Heart of Being Helpful.

Phobias, manic-depression, OCD:  If you have questions about phobias, so-called manic-depressive disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, please see Dr. Peter Breggin's classic book: Toxic Psychiatry .

Critique of Biological Psychiatry:  For a general overview of biological psychiatry , its hazards, myths, and better approaches to addressing emotional distress and crisis, see Dr. Peter Breggin's classic Toxic Psychiatry (1991) as well as his other books.

Psychiatric Research on Children and Racism: For information about harmful, often racist, psychiatric practices and research on children, see The War Against Children of Color (1994)  by Peter Breggin M.D. and Ginger Ross Breggin.

Empathy:  For a collection of chapters discussing empathy as a cornerstone of personal life and in professional practice, see Dimensions of Empathic Therapy (2002), edited by Peter Breggin, M.D., Ginger Ross Breggin, and Fred Bemak, Ph.D.

Conflict:  For perspectives on conflict and how to more empathically approach life on an individual, family, community and national basis, see Dr. Peter Breggin's book: Beyond Conflict (1992).