psychiatry Archives

Judy Tsafrir, MD-Integrative Psychiatrist

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Emma Bragdon

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Judy Tsafrir, MD. This 17 min video offers a glimpse into who she is and some of the components she brings to her work. Outside of her conventional training she has become knowledgeable and skilled with nutrition, micronutrients, spirituality, archetypal psychology and astrology. She is on the faculty

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds archetypal psychology, integrative psychiatrist, integrative psychiatry, Judy Tsafrir, psychiatry, sacred psychiatry, spiritual psychiatry

Psychiatry Accepting of Spiritual Phenomena?

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

Psychiatry: Accepting of Spiritual Phenomena? “Western civilization is unique in history in its failure to recognize each human being as a subtle energy system in constant relationship to a vast sea of energies in the surrounding cosmos”. –Dr. Edward E. Mann Psychiatry’s theories around diagnosing psychosis have changed radically since 2013. It’s time

Posted in Spiritual Emergence cultural formulation interview, DSM, hearing voices, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis, psychotherapy, schizophrenia, visions

Psychedelic Science Update

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Emma Bragdon

Psychedelic Science June 19-23, 2023, the largest psychedelic conference in history on Psychedelic Science, sponsored by Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), was attended by more than 12,000 people in Denver, CO. You can now attend virtually with 10 pre-recorded sessions that highlight some of the key themes of the conference and more videos

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Psychedelics education, ketamine, mdma, medicine, mental health, mental illness, plant medicine, psilocybin, psychedelics, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, science, training

Indigenous American Psychology: NEW

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Emma Bragdon

A Cherokee Man Indigenous culture has been translated into “A New Psychology Based on Community, Equality, and Care of the Earth” by an award-winning, Amer-Indian psychologist, Arthur W. Blume, PhD. The book was published by Praeger in 2020. Dr. Blume’s conceptualization of this New Psychology is brilliant and much needed at this time. Why?

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spirit amer-indian, culture, indians, indigenous, mental health, mental illness, natives, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy

Withdrawal from Prescribed Psychotopic Drugs

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

Drug withdrawal is an important topic today. This new book is an international collaboration that includes users, psychiatrists, researchers, and academics committed to helping people understand the potential harm that prescribed psychotropic drugs can cause and how to safely reduce or stop taking them. Doctors, including psychiatrists, prescribe antidepressants, neuroleptics (“antipsychotics”), mood stabilizers, tranquilizers and

Posted in Drugs, Mental Illness drugs, mental disorders, mental illness, psychiatric drugs, psychiatric medication, psychiatry, psychology, psychotropic, withdrawal

Australia to Allow MDMA and Psilocybin for Some Mental Illnesses

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Emma Bragdon

MDMA and Psilocybin Experts say the decision will make Australia the first country in the world to officially recognise MDMA and psilocybin as medicines. From July, (2023) authorised psychiatrists will be able to prescribe the drugs for post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression. After decades of “demonisation”, psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, MDMA au, australia, depression, mdma, psilocybin, psychiatrist, psychiatry, PTSD

Two Books Re: Adding Spirituality to Mental Healthcare

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Emma Bragdon

Dr. Powell Many health problems arise from emotional and spiritual suffering and need to be addressed at a deeper level than technology and medications. Research findings and clinical experience increasingly reveal that spiritual factors have a significant part to play in recovery from illness. Dr. Andrew Powell, a UK psychiatrist, has been deeply engaged in

Posted in Integrative Mental Health Andrew Powell, awakening, dr. powell, Global Hospital and Research Centre, janki foundation, mental health, psychiatrist, psychiatry, spirituality

Neuralink: A Trans-cranial Implant

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Emma Bragdon

Neuralink and Dr. Peter Breggin Dr Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist, fears the human race could become subservient to artificial intelligence. He believes trans-cranial direct current stimulation and Neuralink, a trans-cranial implant designed by the Elon Musk Company, is hazardous. He believes it is worse than the psychiatry we have now. Dr. Breggin has written more

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Mental Health AI, artificial intelligence, brain, Darpa, elon musk, neuralink, psychiatry, UCLA

Slow Psychiatry: A New Form of Integrative Practice

Posted on January 27, 2020 by admin

Before Slow Psychiatry: Drug-centered and Needs-adapted Approaches A “drug-centered approach” acknowledges that we do not fully understand the causes of peoples’ troubles. We understand more about drug action although our knowledge is certainly incomplete on that subject as well. A “needs-adapted approach” provides a framework in which we can talk about these drugs, acknowledge

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health, Medication, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychiatry alternative mental health, complementary mental health, concept of mental illness, integrative mental health, psychiatric medication, psychiatry, SAMSHA, Sandra Steingard, slow psychiatry

Book Review: Our Woes are Not Signs of Mental Illness

Posted on January 13, 2020 by admin

Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes by Richard Hallam, PhD Rethinking Woes In this timely publication (2018), Richard Hallam – a British clinical psychologist – questions the main tenets of public mental health care in the UK and beyond. He argues that the field is stuck with a medical

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritual Healing, Spirituality concept of mental illness, integrative mental health, online courses mental health, psychiatry, psychology, spiritual healing, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology