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About Phil Hickey Ph.D

I am a licensed psychologist, presently retired. I have worked in clinical and managerial positions in the mental health, corrections, and addictions fields in the United States and England. My wife Nancy and I have been married since 1970 and have four grown children.

The Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression: Where Is It Going?

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The spurious chemical imbalance theory of depression is arguably the most destructive thing that psychiatry has ever done.  Worldwide, millions of individuals are taking antidepressants, often with a cocktail of other drugs, because they have been told the blatant falsehood that they need the pills to combat a brain illness – a “real illness just… Continue Reading

Dr. Huda Has Written His Book

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Samei Huda, MD, is a consultant psychiatrist with the British National Health Service.  He has written a book called The Medical Model in Mental Health, An Explanation and Evaluation.  It was published by Oxford University Press earlier this year. BASIC THEME In his preface, Dr. Huda tells us that he wrote the book to “explain… Continue Reading

The Chemical Imbalance Theory.  Dr. Pies Returns, Again

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On April 30, 2019, the very eminent and learned psychiatrist Ronald Pies, MD, published a piece in Psychiatric Times titled Debunking the Two Chemical Imbalance Myths, Again. Here’s the opening paragraph: “Like the legendary Count Dracula, who could be killed only by driving a stake through his heart, some myths seem almost immortal. For more… Continue Reading

In Defense of Anti-psychiatry

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On August 19, 2018, an article titled The Reality of Mental Illness was published on Psychology Today.  The authors were Ronald Pies, MD, and Mark Ruffalo, LCSW.  Dr. Pies is a professor of psychiatry at Tufts and at SUNY.  Professor Ruffalo has a private psychotherapy practice in Tampa, Florida.  He is also an instructor of… Continue Reading