The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 01.28.15

Therapist Bob Wubbolding, EdD and I discuss the heritage of choice-theorist William Glasser, and the nature and worth of psychotherapy, and its relevance to life and love.   I conclude that we need to spend much more time "chirping together."  See if you agree. 

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 01.07.15

Brant Mittler, MD, JD, cardiologist and attorney, brings enormous experience, wisdom and honesty to medical issues from eugenics and euthanasia to "managed care."   A conversation that will say something new to anyone who listens.  Don't miss it!

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12.17.14

British psychologist Gary Sidley and I discuss his journey of disillusionment with the establishment and then freely indulge our thoughts and fantasies about what an ideal "mental health services" would look like. I found it interesting.  

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12.10.14

Do not miss this show with psychologist Martin Harrow who has done the most extensive scientific follow ups on what happens to patients labeled schizophrenic when they stop their drugs early on versus when they continue taking them.  Guess which group does by far the best--the drug-free or the drugged?   Even I was surprised at the dramatic results. 
 

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.