The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Almighty Doctor - 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, but the overall approach transforms the way treatment is provided.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Alan Cassells - 08/20/12

Researcher Alan Cassells, author of Seeking Sickness, looks at dangeous myths behind screening for and treating hypertension, high cholesterol, and prostate cancer, as well as mammograms and bone density studies for women.  Get this info before you take or respond to another screening test.  Every adult should listen to this show and pass it on to others.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Craig Wiener - 08/13/12

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."

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Jason Hartman - 08/06/12

My guest Jason Hartman and I range over topics from how the FDA protects drug companies to how to live and to invest in an unsafe world. With entrepreneurial spirit, he also eloquently critiques psychiatric drug use. Stimulating.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Stephen Madigan - 07/30/12

Are personal responsibility and free will mirages? Is there a better “post-modern” approach to therapy? My guest Stephen Madigan and I express opposing views on how to empower people.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Lisbeth Riis Cooper - 07/23/12

My guest is Lisbeth Riis Cooper founder of the Mother Bear Community Action Network and the visionary behind the CooperRiis Healing Community. Hope and an expectation of recovery are the guiding lights for this shining star in the reform movement.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Chrisanne Gordon - 07/16/12

Can recovery from head injury lead to greater emotional and spiritual awareness and well being?  My guest Chrisanne Gordon, MD who recovered from head injury shares enlightening experiences about personal transformation following physical and emotional trauma.  A very special hour!

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 07/09/12

Author Martha Rosenberg knows her stuff about big pharma and drugs. Enlightening discussions about Direct to Consumer Advertising, the Feds $3 billion fines against Glaxo, and how the military was bought by Pharma. New information!

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 07/02/12

My guest Kevin Solomons MD is a British Columbia psychiatrist who became disappointed with medication outcomes and began listening to why his patients felt so bad about themselves. Explore with us the origins of low self-esteem and the path to a better life.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 06/25/12

Wanted: A self-help and peer approach to “Mental Health Recovery” that can be done by yourself or with peers, and that focuses on building your own positive personal strategies for daily growth and overcoming stress and trauma. My guest Mary Ellen Copeland PhD describes the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).