The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Reform Work Part 1 - 11/20/13

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 profession that pushes nothing but the biological model.  I'll pick up the story with my 1970s anti-lobotomy campaign at a future date.

originally broadcast 11.14.12

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/13/13

My guest Stan White lost two sons to the war on terror, one from combat and the other from sudden death caused by psychiatric drugs for the treatment of PTSD.  Stan and his wife Shirley have become advocates for better treatment of our military who suffer from the trauma of war.  This is a deeply moving, inspiring, and very informative hour.   

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/06/13

Carl Elliott, PhD, MD is a bioethicist who is taking a courageous stand against drug company corruption that has afflicted his own university and its research.  Listen to a doctor whose valor and honor can inspire you and a story of psychopharmaceutical abuse that will stun you.   

Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/30/13

My guest is Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, PhD, a feminist nurse from Toronto with a profound conscience who specializes in understanding and advocating for girls and for all children.  She's a rare academic whose intellectual work is firmly planted in the ethic and expression of caring.   You will benefit from knowing Dr. van Daalen-Smith and her work.   

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/23/13

With my guest British psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff, a profound look at core issues in psychiatry:  the drug companies, involuntary treatment, antipsychotic drugs, and the diagnosis of schizophrenia.   Important listening for anyone concerned about the whole mental health field and the fate of individual human beings caught up in the system, including everyone exposed to psychiatric medication and anyone who cares about them.  

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/16/13

Hear my glorious friend and psychologist Howie Glasser talked about his Nurtured Heart Approach--bringing out the greatness in children and adults.  This hour could help you change and inspire your life and the lives of people you touch.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/09/13

Sheila Matthews cofounder of AbleChild.org talks about their fight to stop the drugging of America's children.   Hear an amazing disclosure about drugs and the Newtown mass murder.  Sheila is an inspiration to anyone who wonders if they can make a difference in life.  

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/02/13

My guest is psychoanalyst Michael Guy Thompson, PhD who tells the incredible and enlightening story of working for four years with pioneer psychiatrist and philosopher R.D. Laing in one of his therapeutic houses.  This is an important piece of history with great contemporary relevance.  I hope to see you at Michael's conference, "R.D. Laing in the 21st Century," October 25-27, Staten Island, NY, where I'll be presenting on the Saturday.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 09/25/13

What is life about?  What matters?  How we approach people with Alzheimer's or other dementias is filled with meaning about the ultimate value of every human life.  My guest Laura Bowley exemplifies finding purpose in her own calling and in the lives the those whom society too often neglects. Good lessons for therapy and life!

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 09/18/13