The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 02/27/12

An amazing man, an amazing hour!  Derek W. Clark, author of I Will Never Give Up!, endured horrendous child abuse and devastating losses, and turned his life into a triumph of personal success.  An education in "How to Live Life." 

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 02/20/12

Replay from 5.2.11.  I present the hazards of so-called antipsychotic drugs including Zyprexa, Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel, Geodon and Invega. Learn about their disastrous and even fatal effects, and their lack of efficacy.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 2/13/12

My guest is Alison Bass, author of Side Effects, and a genuine investigative journalist.  A very informed discussion of what I call the Psychopharmaceutical Complex.   Hear how bad it is, and some differing possible solutions offered by me and Alison.  Many  new information and insights into the rigging of psychopharmaceutical research and marketing.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 02/06/12

Callers from across the country stimulate interesting conversation about psychiatric drug withdrawal, handling anxiety, and the merits (or not) of Neurolinguistic Programing (NLP) and EMDR, not to mention tumeric. We can talk together, you and me, every first Monday of the month.  Next it's Monday, March 5, at 5 pm @ 888 874 4888.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 01/30/12

Guest: Robert Foltz

What's it like for you as a teenager confined to a residential treatment center?  What have you been through? What do you feel about your family? Your therapist?  The drugs you are forced to take?  My guest, Robert Foltz PsyD from Chicago, really cares about what these youngsters have to say.  You will learn from Robert's experience and wisdom. 

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 01/23/12

My guest Anne Woodlen spent a total of 3 years incarcerated in various mental hospitals and has since then devoted herself to psychiatric reform. She’s a vivid, cogent and uplifting critic of psychiatric power and its terrible effects upon herself and others.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 01/16/12

Guest: Dr. Bart Billings, PhD

My guest is Bart Billings, PhD.  I call him “The Conscience of Military Psychology and Psychiatry.”  Learn how psychiatric drugs are inundating the military with soldiers on dangerous missions overdosed on meds. Bart describes approaches that really help soldiers before and after combat to deal with their normal and inevitable reactions to wartime trauma.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 01/09/12

Guest: Wendy West Pidkaminy 

My friend Wendy West Pidkaminy, LCSW and I talk about “What is good therapy?” and “How do the same principles apply to life?”  Great life lessons!   Not just for patients and therapists, but for everyone.  This show could turn your life around.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 01/02/12

REPEAT PROGRAM: 05/02/11

Because of the holiday, there is no "First Monday Open Mike" for call-ins. The next "First Monday" will be February 6th. On today's show replayed from May 2, 2011 I present the hazards of so-called antipsychotic drugs including Zyprexa, Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel, Geodon and Invega. Learn about tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and the metabolic syndrome. And discover far better empathic approaches to helping people who are deeply disturbed and labeled schizophrenic. Also a warning about the dangers involved in withdrawing from these drugs. This hour could save your life and the lives of your patients or clients. 

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12/26/11

It’s the day after Christmas and the New Year is upon us.  My guest Dr. Gerald Porter and I discuss how to move our lives forward in in the coming New Year.  Become the open-hearted, loving and yet strong person you’ve always wanted to be.  It works!   Then call in with your questions and thoughts on “First Monday Open Microphone with Dr. Peter Breggin” at 5 pm on Monday, January 2, 2012.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12/19/11

Guest: Adrianne Johnson 

My guest and friend Dr. Adrianne Johnson calls this hour "A Big Holiday Hug" from us to all of you.  We share our personal ideals, goals and wishes for the New Year in a way that we hope will help you to make the most of the rest of your life. Join us!

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

The Psychopharmaceutical Complex looms over our personal lives, controls our personal lives, and often obliterates the person from our personal lives. My guest is Texas professor of psychology Fred Ernst. He is a humane, caring, very informed professional with 40 years of experience, and we discuss the history and current manifestations of this drug-company/governmental/psychiatric/medical monster.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12/05/11

Today was my first “Open Mic Monday.” A great success, I look forward to taking your calls the first monday of every month. Put it in your calendar. In addition to important questions, callers shared inspiring stories of personal recovery after stopping psychiatry drugs including one mother who successfully tapered her 9 year old from multiple medications. 

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/28/11

Guest: Sarton Weinraub

Are you a victim of medical authoritarianism?  My guest is Manhattan clinical psychologist Sarton Weinraub.  He describes how he empowers patients to take control over their lives and their medical care, including how to manage their withdrawal from psychiatric medication. Empowering to clients and professionals alike.

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/21/11

Guest: Dr. Tim Scott

My marvelous guest Dr. Tim Scott is a former minister, a psychotherapist, a retired professor of psychology, an entrepreneur, scientist, author of a very solid scientific critique of psychiatric drugs, and a man who believes that values derive from God and should be a part of therapy and a purposeful life.

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