Robert Whitaker
For more information, including links to the scientific evidence base for the statements in this video, as well as further resources: http://medicatingnormal.com/ Robert Whitaker on Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/33tgN4n Robert Whitaker’s books provide much more detail about this subject, including citations to the scientific research. His book “Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America” is available here: https://amzn.to/2OO45tI A scientific publication about the study mentioned here. The authors found that 11% of the children on antidepressants experienced suicidal events (ideation or attempt). Only 2.7% of the children on placebo had a suicidal attempt: http://www.psychrights.org/Research/D… A scientific study in The Lancet concluding that antidepressants are unsafe and ineffective for children: https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/dep… Scientific American article, “Hidden Side Effects: Medical Studies Often Leave Out Adverse Outcomes”: https://bit.ly/2iv7wlg Article: “The Real Suicide Data from the TADS Study Comes to Light”: http://bit.ly/2PLHvRB FDA black box suicide warning for Paxil (paroxetine): https://bit.ly/2DYIlFu FDA black box suicide warning for Prozac (fluoxetine): https://bit.ly/2YPMzu1 Examples of SSRIs (a common type of antidepressant) include: sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva, Brisdelle), and fluvoxamine (Luvox). Medicating Normal on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/medicatin… Medicating Normal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/medicatingnorm1?l… Donate: https://medicatingnormal.com/donate/ Note: This video does not constitute medical advice. Stopping psychiatric drugs, especially abruptly, can be dangerous, as withdrawal effects may be severe, disabling or even life-threatening. Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-… Video edited by Daniel Mackler