The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12.03.14

Michael Fontaine, PhD, a scholar of classic Roman and Greek society, illuminates our modern fields of psychology and psychiatry with his insights.   Did you know that criticism and ridicule was heaped on biological psychiatry from its inception in ancient Greece?   A very interesting, thoughtful, and enlightening hour.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/19/14

British chartered psychologist Dave Traxson describes the "psychoeconomic colonization" of children by the pharmaceutical and medical industries and what stressed children really need instead. Interested in saving our children?  Listen to this show, please.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/12/14

If you would like to think deeply about human biological evolution, and how it has prepared (and failed to prepare) us for modern living, my guest Jonathon Rottenberg and I do our best to reach into this fascinating and all-important subject.  We start with the origins of depression and move on from there.  

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/05/14

My guest M. Keene Hueftle PhD, a wise therapist, digs deep with me into the hazards of psychiatric diagnosis.  Learn how the Malleus Maleficarum used to identify witches in the Inquisition was the forerunner of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/29/14

Kim Olver LCPC of the William Glasser International and I share ideas on psychotherapy, coaching, helplessness, overcoming negative emotions, choice, and success in life.  Interesting and valuable for self-improvement or for helping others.    

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/22/14

A very powerful show about psychiatric reform and psychiatric malfeasance with Martin Paul Whitely, former parliamentarian in Western Australia and an extraordinarily positive influence in regard to controlling psychiatry.   Please listen to this.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/15/14

When last minute technical difficulties kept my guest from connecting, I devoted the hour to my forthcoming book, Guilt, Shame and Anxiety:  Understanding and Overcoming Negative Emotions.    I talk about the roots of what I call "negative legacy emotions" in biological evolution and childhood, with the aim of achieving emotional freedom!  Out on December 4, it can now be purchased in advance on Amazon.com.  

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/08/14

Kelly Parsons in a physician with a first novel, a medical thriller called Doing Harm, that may become a bestseller. Learn about what it takes to write your first novel, and also about safety issues in medicine from an expert. 

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/01/14

British researcher Gaia Marcus is on the cutting edge of helping people connect for their psychological and physical improvement.  But can technology inspire social relationships?   Can a computer be a tool for a more fulfilling life?   Important questions and interesting new directions.  

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 09/24/14

My guest is Gina Nikkel, Executive Director of the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care.  Her group funds the most cutting edge, pioneering and successful projects in recovery today.  Her work offers hope for the future.  You will want to say, as I do, "Thank you, Gina."