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.

Pharma Payments to Psychiatrists

May 31, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

On March 12 of this year, the Los Angeles Daily News ran an article by Susan Abram titled: Doctors report big pharma payouts for drug endorsements. It discusses the financial ties between physicians and drug companies in California. Here are some quotes: “In fact, hundreds of physicians, psychiatrists, and medical school faculty members across California… Continue Reading

The Wellbeing Foundation

May 30, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

Thanks to Tommy Morrela on Twitter, I’ve become aware of The Wellbeing Foundation. They are located in Ireland. Here are some quotes from their About Us page. “To call human suffering a disease, something pathological, is deluded. The biological model of psychological distress has no basis in science; it takes away from the equation between… Continue Reading

The Caretaker Personality Disorder: Another Fiction

May 29, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

There’s an article in the current (May/June) issue of The National Psychologist called Compulsive pleasing is deceptive and dangerous. It’s written by Les Barbanell, EdD. (The National Psychologist is a newspaper-type publication for psychologists. It’s published in Ohio, in the US. Some of their material is posted online, but this article is not.) The article… Continue Reading

A Victim of Psychiatry Speaks Out

May 28, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

I’ve recently come across an October 2012 article by Ted Chabasinski. It’s on Mad in America and it’s called: Our Task Is to Take Away the Power of Psychiatry. Ted tells us that he was was subjected to electric shock “treatment” when he was six years old. You can see a brief bio here. Here… Continue Reading