That’s interesting. The Farnbach brothers were n Canberra, I ran across them early seventies - they were into ECT then. They were trialling a form of ECT that would nvolved sedation with the relaxant only being given after the induced seizures. I was in 2nd year of my nursing training and felt pretty traumatised watching that. I also mar…
That’s interesting. The Farnbach brothers were n Canberra, I ran across them early seventies - they were into ECT then. They were trialling a form of ECT that would nvolved sedation with the relaxant only being given after the induced seizures. I was in 2nd year of my nursing training and felt pretty traumatised watching that. I also married a psychiatrist. If you’re in Melbourne look into the role of Prof Graeme Burrows as an influencer in psych promoting drugs like Temazepam , Xanax and Seroquil. You are correct about the morbid obesity and antipsychotics, and quite a number develop diabetes.
OMG! I hope you weren't married to Burrows! I heard him speak a few times. He was known as P----------- Burrows by some people who knew him. So many of them have pushed the Big Pharma psych drugs. I remember a conversation I was present at between a lawyer and a psychiatrist when they were discussing a young woman who had just been started on antipsychotics. The lawyer said "What a beautiful young woman" and the psychiatrist replied "Well she won't be for much longer. Not by the time our drugs are through with her." Sounds like the Farnbachs were practising at about the same time Peter Breggin sued Leo Alexander, the big US ECT pusher in the 1970s. The Breggins have done good work in exposing the iatrogenic harms of psychiatry, as did the antipsychiatry movement within psychiatry years ago of people like Thomas Szasz and Scheffe. It's ashame that it seems to no longer exist. Even the main bible if American psychiatry, the DSM is a work of pure pseudoscience. Science is not conducted by consensus and committee work.
Oh my goodness! I just googled your ex-husband. How horrific. No wonder you suffered depression. Therehave been so many like that in Australia. I remember one who some parents sent their 6 year old boy to. You can guess what happened. Then there was the one whopulled a gun on the head of SA Health and executed her in a lift. And the list goes on and on and on. I only read the first few paragraphs of an article from the Age. What it said was shocking. You poor woman. That would have been traumatising being married to such an abuser!
The worst part was being told by a very very high profile psychologist that I caused it because I didn’t meet his “needs”. The other offensive thing was people making the assumption that I was some sort of trophy wife. I testified against him at medical board and was told I was a protected witness, but once they had my statement, they decided I was no longer protected and I was publicly named. Knowing who to trust at that time in my life was a nightmare. There are so many sex offending shrinks . Perverts go into that profession because the nature of the discipline is that all patients are vulnerable otherwise they wouldn’t be seeking help.
That’s interesting. The Farnbach brothers were n Canberra, I ran across them early seventies - they were into ECT then. They were trialling a form of ECT that would nvolved sedation with the relaxant only being given after the induced seizures. I was in 2nd year of my nursing training and felt pretty traumatised watching that. I also married a psychiatrist. If you’re in Melbourne look into the role of Prof Graeme Burrows as an influencer in psych promoting drugs like Temazepam , Xanax and Seroquil. You are correct about the morbid obesity and antipsychotics, and quite a number develop diabetes.
OMG! I hope you weren't married to Burrows! I heard him speak a few times. He was known as P----------- Burrows by some people who knew him. So many of them have pushed the Big Pharma psych drugs. I remember a conversation I was present at between a lawyer and a psychiatrist when they were discussing a young woman who had just been started on antipsychotics. The lawyer said "What a beautiful young woman" and the psychiatrist replied "Well she won't be for much longer. Not by the time our drugs are through with her." Sounds like the Farnbachs were practising at about the same time Peter Breggin sued Leo Alexander, the big US ECT pusher in the 1970s. The Breggins have done good work in exposing the iatrogenic harms of psychiatry, as did the antipsychiatry movement within psychiatry years ago of people like Thomas Szasz and Scheffe. It's ashame that it seems to no longer exist. Even the main bible if American psychiatry, the DSM is a work of pure pseudoscience. Science is not conducted by consensus and committee work.
My reply is further down the post.
Oh my goodness! I just googled your ex-husband. How horrific. No wonder you suffered depression. Therehave been so many like that in Australia. I remember one who some parents sent their 6 year old boy to. You can guess what happened. Then there was the one whopulled a gun on the head of SA Health and executed her in a lift. And the list goes on and on and on. I only read the first few paragraphs of an article from the Age. What it said was shocking. You poor woman. That would have been traumatising being married to such an abuser!
The worst part was being told by a very very high profile psychologist that I caused it because I didn’t meet his “needs”. The other offensive thing was people making the assumption that I was some sort of trophy wife. I testified against him at medical board and was told I was a protected witness, but once they had my statement, they decided I was no longer protected and I was publicly named. Knowing who to trust at that time in my life was a nightmare. There are so many sex offending shrinks . Perverts go into that profession because the nature of the discipline is that all patients are vulnerable otherwise they wouldn’t be seeking help.
Sounds like you were treated disgracefully. Disgusting that you were blamed. All just very shocking
Trust me that also got far worse. My gp regularly suggested I write a book - back then I couldn’t , but now giving it serious consideration.
Yes, a book sounds like a good idea all round. Good for the readers and good for the writer.