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Psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin, MD believes you can make a marvelous life. Great guests, callers and conversations to inspire you.
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Tuesday Nov 09, 2010
Tuesday Nov 09, 2010
The show opens with Dr. Breggin’s vivid description of his participation as a medical expert in the infamous trial of mass murderer Joseph Wesbecker in 1994. Drug company Eli Lilly fixed the trial in order to stem the tide of product liability suits for violence and suicide induced by Prozac. Today’s guest is Dr. Ed Pigott, a Maryland psychologist in private practice who has helped develop and evaluate effective alternative approaches including “mobile intensive crisis intervention” through which teams of professionals respond to emergencies without resorting to psychiatric hospitalization. Dr. Pigott also discusses his soon-to-be published “deconstruction” of the famous Star*D study in which the federal government wasted millions on one more flawed and manipulated attempt to show that antidepressants work.
Tuesday Nov 02, 2010
Tuesday Nov 02, 2010
Today’s guest is Brian Kean, PhD, professor of education at Southern Cross University in Australia. Dr. Breggin and Dr. Kean describe why parents, educators and healthcare providers should avoid using diagnoses like ADHD and stop using medications to treat this mythical disorder. Then they talk about the real needs of children and how they can be fulfilled in a rational and caring manner.
Tuesday Oct 26, 2010
Tuesday Oct 26, 2010
Dr. Breggin’s guest is Joanne Cacciatore, PhD, LMSW, who teaches at Arizona State U. In despair following the loss of a child, Dr. Cacciatore rejected establishment psychiatric interventions, recovered, earned a PhD, and went on to found a world-wide organization to help the bereaved deal with their loss and suffering, to research the problem, and to train counselors in empathic therapy.
Tuesday Oct 19, 2010
Tuesday Oct 19, 2010
Dr. Breggin begins by describing his basic critique of psychiatric drugs and then is joined by psychiatrist Alberto Fergusson, MD, from Columbia, South America. Dr. Fergusson’s program helps homeless individuals who have been labeled “schizophrenic” with drug-free therapy by teaching them to take charge of their own recovery through accompanied self-rehabilitation.
Tuesday Oct 12, 2010
Tuesday Oct 12, 2010
Dr. Breggin’s guest is author Pamela Glasner whose novel , Finding Emmaus, delves deeply into the psychological and spiritual nature of empathy and describes how psychiatry for centuries has diagnosed and abused people who are especially empathic.
Tuesday Oct 05, 2010
Tuesday Oct 05, 2010
Dr. Breggin’s guest is New York City clinical psychologist Sarton Weinraub, PhD who discusses bringing out the best in ourselves as therapists and making the most out of therapy as clients and patients. Dr. Weinraub critiques psychoanalysis and encourages person-centered, empathic approaches.
Wednesday Sep 29, 2010
Wednesday Sep 29, 2010
Dr. Breggin opens his first show with the basic principles of good therapy and a critique of psychiatric drugs. He then visits with Doug Bower, PhD who is a licensed professional counselor, a registered nurse, and a United Methodist minister. Dr. Bower brings a wealth of experience to understanding empathic counseling and life skills.