Breggin site confirms Frank van Meerendonk link to PSSG

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The company has also received adverse publicity from Van Meerendonk, who bases his information on a substantial library of books, articles, videos, documents and scientific papers about Prozac and its manufacturers. Last year, Lilly accused him and the Benelux PSSG of being "pseudonyms for the Church of Scientology".

The Church of Scientology, which opposes all psychiatric drugs, offered to support the founders of the US PSSG after its members had experienced adverse reactions to Prozac. Since then, PSSG groups world-wide have disassociated themselves from the sect.

"I'm convinced Lilly uses the scientology ruse to deflect criticism," says Van Meerendonk, who is backed on this issue by writers and commentators. Van Meerendonk took Lilly to court for linking him with scientology. "I was convinced that I'd win and didn't prepare a defence."

He lost. The judge said it was understandable that Lilly had connected him with the Church because of the early links between scientology and the PSSG, and because Van Meerendonk had not personally disassociated himself from the sect. Van Meerendonk is preparing an appeal