 Reclaiming Our Children: A Healing Plan for a Nation in Crisis by Peter Breggin, MD Dr. Breggin was motivated to write Reclaiming Our Childre by witnessing , along with millions of other Americans, the events surrounding the shootings at Columbine High School as they unfolded first on television and then in the print media. Dr. Breggin’s book begins with a description and analysis of these tragic events in Littleton, Colorado, and then moves on to examine our government’s response at the White House Conference on Mental Health. He criticizes biological psychiatry and psychiatric drugs as a solution to the suffering and rebelliousness of America’s children. He also presents strong evidence that psychiatric drugs commonly cause psychoses and aggression in children, and that they probably contributed to individual cases of school violence.
Reclaiming Our Children
discusses the overall situation of children in America, including the
stresses on their lives in the family, school, and community. The
author urges parents, teachers, and other concerned citizens to retake
responsibility for all our children. He sees the necessity of
transforming ourselves and our society in order to meet the needs of
all of our children for meaningful relationships with adults, as well
as for unconditional love, rational discipline, inspiring education,
and play. He makes specific recommendations for improving family and
school life based on sound psychological and ethical principles.
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