Dr. Bruce Perry, neuroscientist and child psychiatrist, coauthor of Born to Love and The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, presents the latest science on the interface between brain biology, empathy, and the provision of genuine help. A unique and very informative discussion. – Podcast: Play in new window | Download …
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This hour is Part I on the history of my reform work, with emphasis on lessons for the present time. I take the listener through my work as a college volunteer, then medical school and psychiatric residency, showing the dramatic transformation from a profession with a psychosocial wing to a …
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Originally aired on 08/27/12 Let’s bring an end to “medication compliance” and the Almighty Doctor. We need a whole new approach to emotional well-being. Based on my new book, “Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal,” I advocate for the empowerment of therapists, patients, and families in a person-centered team effort. The focus is on drug withdrawal, …
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I present the hazards of so-called antipsychotic drugs including Zyprexa, Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel, Geodon and Invega. Learn about their disastrous and even fatal effects, and their lack of efficacy. Learn about tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and the metabolic syndrome. And discover that there are far better empathic approaches to helping people who are deeply …
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My guest Joanna Moncrieff, British psychiatrist and author of “The Myth of the Chemical Cure,” explores the frontiers of psychiatry with me. Be with us–way ahead of conventional psychiatry! Related articles The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour – Rethinking Madness – 10/03/12 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.1MB) | Embed
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My guest Paris Williams PhD, author of “Rethinking Madness,” talks with me about a psychospiritual view of “psychosis” as a potentially transformative experience full of hope. Related articles The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour – Stephen Madigan – 07/30/12 The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour – Craig Wiener – 08/13/12 The Dr. Peter Breggin …
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Topic: Guest Terry Lynch explores the world of psychosis and creativity. Outstanding physician and psychotherapist Terry Lynch from Ireland talks with me about helping and understanding people who hear voices and suffer delusions, or otherwise feel overwhelmed. You will like, admire and learn from Terry. A rare opportunity to explore what therapy and …
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Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal – strategies and dangers Dr. Peter Breggin has been called the “conscience of psychiatry” during his outstanding career to reform the mental health field. Dr. Breggin is a Harvard trained psychiatrist and a former consultant for the National Institutes of Mental Health. He is one of the …
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Dr. Peter Breggin has been called the “conscience of psychiatry” during his outstanding career to reform the mental health field. Dr. Breggin is a Harvard trained psychiatrist and a former consultant for the National Institutes of Mental Health. He is one of the harshest critics of current conventional psychotherapeutic approaches …
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Because it’s so important, this show is repeated from August 27, 2012. Let’s bring an end to “medication compliance” and the Almighty Doctor. We need a whole new approach to emotional well-being. Based on my new book, “Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal,” I advocate for the empowerment of therapists, patients, and families in a …
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In this replay from October 10, 2011, I discuss legal cases that are reshaping the psychiatric legal arena, including a recent Canadian case in which a judge affirmed my testimony that Prozac drove a 16-year-old boy to murder. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) | Embed
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Many psychologists and psychiatrists are good people, who are only trying to help their patients. But the Nazi government substantially supported psychologists … many of whom, in turn, espoused extermination of the people they considered to be “racially and cognitively compromised”. Soviet psychiatrists famously aided Stalin in applying fake insanity …
Let’s bring an end to “medication compliance” and the Almighty Doctor. We need a whole new approach to emotional well-being. Based on my new book, “Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal,” I advocate for the empowerment of therapists, patients, and families in a person-centered team effort. The focus is on drug withdrawal, but the overall approach …
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Twice as many patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) that were prescribed cannabis reported relief from muscle stiffness over the placebo while cannabis also provided better relief of body pain, muscle spasms, and sleep disturbances. In the MS study published online on July 12 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and …
My guest Craig Wiener, PhD and I talk about ADHD-like behaviors, their sources, and how to help change them through changing specific parent-child interactions. A practical, useful, and insightful hour for therapists, teachers, and parents; and even for older children and adults who think they have “ADHD.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.4MB) …
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