The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour

This is the most difficult and most heartfelt radio interview I have ever conducted. I talk with the surviving wife and the surviving mother of Tony Orban, an outstanding soldier and police officer driven to tragic violence and then to suicide by the antidepressant Zoloft (sertraline). As Tony’s medical expert I grew to know and to care about him and his family. A poignant reminder of the human cost of violence induced by psychiatric drugs.

My guest Ethan Watters is the author of Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche. This is a don’t-miss show, filled with insights and new information about the invasiveness of Western psychiatric diagnoses and drugs, as well about what other cultures have to teach us. A really interesting conversation between the two of us about PTSD, ritual sexual abuse, multiple personalities, culture, human relationship, and, yes, the Psychopharmaceutical Complex

My guest Bob Moylan, LCPC triumphed over a very challenging childhood--12 siblings, poverty, and an alcoholic father--to become a student, an athlete and an counselor with fresh and interesting ideas about therapy and life.   We have an enjoyable and inspiring time together.  Join us

My guest is Ninu-Alexandri Quirk, MD who transformed her ordinary medical practice into empathic Holistic Medicine.   She offers eye-popping insights into the current practice of medicine and describes the latest holistic medical approaches to physical and psychological problems.

My guest is Robert K. Ferrie, MD, from the Toronto area. He's a medical doctor who became an empathic psychotherapist specializing in trauma. A lively discussion with some friendly debate about EMDR and also orthomolecular psychiatry which he utilizes for drug withdrawal.

Dr. Dathan Paterno, a very wise Chicago-area psychologist, talks with me about children and family life, his books, and his clinic that serves children and families.  This is a very educational show about both therapy and life.

My guest is Boston/Cambridge area psychologist Frank McNamara.  Therapists can learn how to enjoy their work and to do the most possible good without resort to psychiatric drugs.

My guest Thomas J. Moore is a premier researcher in drug safety.  From NSAIDs to psychiatric drugs, he sharpens our ability to evaluate drug research and alerts us to dangers, including his cutting edge studies of violence caused by prescription drugs.

My guest Michael Gilbert, PhD labors the trenches of urban schools.  He has insights on many levels from helping individual students to how the school system is failing. And did you know, its our poverty schools that drag down our international educational ratings?   Learn more by listening...

Fear of gun massacres has led to calls for more psychiatric power over people, including involuntary treatment and a national mental patient registry.  My Guest is attorney Jim Gottstein, a pioneer in patient rights. Learn about the menace to everyone from giving more power to psychiatry.

My guest, Carolyn Crowder PhD, is an extremely skilled educator who specializes in helping parents to respectfully raise empathic, caring children.   This is a very good show for anyone interested in children and family life.

Dr. Bruce Perry, neuroscientist and child psychiatrist, coauthor of Born to Love and The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, presents the latest science on the interface between brain biology, empathy, and the provision of genuine help.  A unique and very informative discussion.

Robert Neimeyer, PhD, an expert in grief and bereavement, shares profound insights with me on the nature of loss and how to integrate it into our emotional and spiritual lives.  This moving hour is about life itself.

My guest, Bob Nikkel, former director of mental health and addictions for the State of Oregon, talks with me about innovative approaches to serious mental health problems including family interventions for early psychosis and dual diagnosis twelve step programs that actually succeed in helping recovery.

My guest is Los Angeles psychiatrist Walter E. Jacobson MD, author of Forgive to Win!, who shares his remarkable journey to his current positive spiritual approach to life and to therapy. Inspiring for Thanksgiving 2012