Ivor Browne

Ivor Browne
Born(1929-03-18)18 March 1929
Died24 January 2024(2024-01-24) (aged 94)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationPsychiatrist

Ivor Browne (18 March 1929 – 24 January 2024) was an Irish psychiatrist and author who was Chief Psychiatrist of the Eastern Health Board, and professor emeritus of psychiatry at University College Dublin.[1] He was best known for his theory of trauma as being at the root cause of many psychiatric diagnoses, as well as his early therapeutic use of psychedelics. He was also known for his opposition to traditional psychiatry, and his scepticism about psychiatric drugs.[2] Browne died on 24 January 2024, at the age of 94.[3]

  1. ^ "Would You Believe – Ivor Browne". RTÉ. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  2. ^ Nolan, Markham (4 May 2008), "The drugs don't work", The Sunday Business Post, archived from the original on 8 January 2010, retrieved 13 June 2010
  3. ^ McGarry, Patsy (24 January 2024). "Groundbreaking Irish psychiatrist Ivor Browne dies aged 94". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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