Richard Lawhern, PhD – Op-Ed Bio
Richard (Red) Lawhern's primary interest is correcting the mis-application of psychosomatic medicine to patients who have unexplained chronic pain. In 18+ years of advocacy for...
Ally Nugent – Op-Ed Bio
Injured by Psychiatry: Ally Nugent is an activist and a psychiatric survivor. She writes and speaks about benzodiazepine iatrogenesis, as well as psychiatric survivor...
John Breeding, PhD – Op-Ed Bio
John Breeding, PhD, is a psychologist with a well-established private counseling practice in Austin, Texas. A significant part of his work involves counseling with...
Charles Duncan Wright, MD – Short Bio
Duncan Wright, MD, is a member of the Critical Psychiatry Network and lives in Philadelphia.
Giovanni Fava – Op-Ed Bio
Giovanni Andrea Fava earned his medical degree from the University of Padova in 1977. In Padova he also completed his residency training in psychiatry. After...
Gary Kohls – Op-Ed Bio
Dr. Kohls is a retired family physician who practiced holistic (non-drug) mental health care. His patients came to see him asking for help in...
Peter Zook – Long Bio
Peter Zook is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in clinical social work at Temple University. He is also a research assistant with the Temple...
J. Doe — Op-Ed bio
The author has a BS in Biology/Health Science and went on to complete a professional post-graduate master's program and certification. While starting their career,...
Elayne Clift – Op-ed bio
Elayne Clift writes about women, health, politics and social issues from Saxtons River, Vermont. She has written extensively on issues relating to mental health, women, politics,...
Jaqueline Kalach – Op-Ed Bio
Jaqueline Kalach is a student at the TEC de Monterrey in Mexico City.
Sean Blackwell – Op-Ed Bio
Since 2007, Sean Blackwell has been researching and teaching about the spiritual dimension and healing potential of bipolar disorder, through his YouTube channel, bipolarORwakingUP....
Michelle Fouts – Op-Ed Bio
Michele Fouts is a Licensed Psychologist and the Director of the Sapphire Center in New Haven, Vermont. She also maintains a small private practice...
Mariaelena Bartesaghi – Op-ed Bio
Mariaelena Bartesaghi teaches Communication at the University Of South Florida. Her research on psychiatry as an institutional discourse of authority has been published in various...
Johanna Ryan – Op-Ed Bio
Johanna Ryan is a workers’ comp paralegal and a union and healthcare activist in Chicago. She may or may not have a biological brain disease,...
Beatrice Birch — OP-ED Bio
Beatrice Birch began her career as a teacher in an inner-city Waldorf/Rudolf Steiner School in Bristol, England in 1975. Deeply inspired by the healing...
Jan Haaken, PhD – Op-Ed Bio
Jan Haaken is professor emeritus of psychology at Portland State University, a clinical psychologist in private practice, and documentary filmmaker. Haaken has published extensively...
David Lawrence – Op-ed Bio
David Lawrence is a voice hearer who tries to understand as much about the human condition as possible. He is also a writer/advocate who...
Kirk Schneider – Op-Ed Bio
Kirk J. Schneider, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary existential-humanistic psychology. Dr. Schneider is the past editor of the Journal...
Julie Leonovs – Op-Ed Bio
After a masters in Psychological Research Methods and a degree in psychology, Julie’s main focus has now switched to the myth of psychiatric diagnosis...
Jean Davison – Op-Ed
Jean Davison is an author, speaker and mental health worker/trainer in the UK. Her memoir, The Dark Threads (Accent Press), is about her experiences as...
Mark Radcliffe — Op-ed Bio
Mark A. Radcliffe is the author of two novels; Gabriel's Angel (2010) and Stranger Than Kindness (2013), he is a long term columnist in...
Peter Kinderman – Short Bio
Peter Kinderman is Professor of Clinical Psychology and an honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Mersey Care NHS Trust. He is Head of the Institute...
Steven Morgan – Short Bio
Steven Morgan is Operations Manager and a trainer for Intentional Peer Support. Over the past decade, he’s worked various peer support roles in both...
Max Huber- Op-Ed Bio
Max Huber works as a researcher at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, where he is head of a research group studying self-managed programs....
Steven Francesco – Short Bio
Off-Label: Steven Francesco is a highly respected and active thought-leader in his industry. He has testified five times publicly before the U.S. Food and...