Robert Whitaker Quote

And what science had revealed was this: Prior to treatment, patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, and other psychiatric disorders do not suffer from any known chemical imbalance. However, once a person is put on a psychiatric medication, which, in one manner or another, throws a wrench into the usual mechanics of a neuronal pathway, his or her brain begins to function, as Hyman observed, abnormally.

Robert Whitaker

And what science had revealed was this: Prior to treatment, patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, and other psychiatric disorders do not suffer from any known chemical imbalance. However, once a person is put on a psychiatric medication, which, in one manner or another, throws a wrench into the usual mechanics of a neuronal pathway, his or her brain begins to function, as Hyman observed, abnormally.

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Robert Whittaker (fighter) (born 1990), Australian mixed martial artist
Robert Whitaker (equestrian) (born 1983), British showjumper
Robert Whitaker (author) (active since 1989), American author
Robert Whitaker (surgeon) (active since 1973), British author, surgeon and anatomist
Robert Whitaker (photographer) (1939–2011), British photographer
Robert Whittaker (cricketer) (1908–1990), English cricketer
Robert Whittaker (American football) (1904–1990), American football player and coach
Robert Whittaker (ecologist) (1920–1980), American vegetation ecologist
Robert Whittaker (British Army officer) (1894–1967), British Army major
Robert Whitaker (minister) (1863–1944), Baptist minister and political activist
Robert H. Whittaker (politician), American member of the Virginia House of Delegates