The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Mental Health & Psychiatric Drugs: The Truth About Over-Prescription

About this episode

Lisa Boothe discusses America's mental health crisis and the risks of psychiatric drug over-prescription with Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring.

In this episode of The Truth with Lisa Boothe, Lisa digs into America’s mental health crisis in light of the tragic deaths of Hollywood icon Rob Reiner and his wife Michele — allegedly involving psychiatric medication struggles. Board-certified psychiatrist and former FDA medical officer, Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring joins Lisa to discuss the risks of psychiatric drug over-prescription, hidden side effects of SSRIs and antipsychotics, the impact on youth and developing brains, withdrawal challenges, and how Big Pharma influences the mental health narrative.

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Boothe

Guest: Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring

Topics covered

• mental health
• psychiatric drugs
• over-prescription
• SSRIs
• antipsychotics
• youth impact
• Big Pharma

Keywords

• mental health crisis
• psychiatric medication
• over-prescription
• SSRIs
• antipsychotics
• withdrawal challenges
• Big Pharma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Pharma

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