Tag: Josef Witt-Doerring

Do Critics of Biological Psychiatry Have an Alternative to a Life of “Whack-A-Mole”?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
Economic Manuscripts: Preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy

stablishment psychiatry has recently switched the biological cause of mental illness from a “chemical imbalance” to a “brain circuitry defect.” There is no more important institution in establishment psychiatry than the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and in 2022, psychiatrist Thomas Insel, NIMH director from 2002-2015, stated in his book Healing, “The idea of mental illness as a ‘chemical imbalance’ has now given way to mental illnesses as ‘connectional’ or brain circuit disorders.”

Do Critics of Biological Psychiatry Have an Alternative to a Life of “Whack-A-Mole”?

Psychiatrist Reacts to Jordan Peterson’s Benzo “Addiction”

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
Psychiatrist Reacts to Jordan Peterson’s Benzo “Addiction”

What really happened to Dr. Jordan Peterson in 2018? In this video, I discuss his battle with benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction—a rare and debilitating condition often misunderstood and misrepresented by the media. Contrary to headlines labelling him “addicted,” Dr. Peterson’s experience highlights a severe side effect of benzodiazepine use. I explain the difference between addiction and dependence, shed light on how these injuries occur, and discuss the challenges faced by those with similar conditions.

Dr. Josef is responding to this video (timestamp 25:30) of Candace Owens vs. Mikhaila Peterson on Piers Morgan.