Dr. Richard P. Brown

Richard P. Brown, MD is an associate clinical professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and international pioneer for Integrative Psychiatry. A certified teacher of Aikido (4th Dan), yoga, Qigong, and meditation, he provides Breath-Body-Mind workshops to active duty military, veterans, healthcare professionals, yoga therapists, mass disaster survivors (the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, Middle East refugees, Deepwater Gulf Horizon oil Spill, war, genocide, slavery and trafficking in Africa), first responders, schoolteachers, and patients with psychiatric and medical conditions.

Dr. Brown is currently providing trauma and stress relief sessions online (with translation) for people affected by the crisis in Ukraine. He also offers trainings for healthcare providers, volunteer organizations, and NGOs working with displaced Ukrainians. Dr. Brown gives over 100 lectures a year and co-authored over 100 scientific articles, chapters and books, including The Healing Power of the Breath (2012) with Dr. Gerbarg. He, Dr. Gerbarg, and Dr. Philip Muskin co-edited the textbook, Complementary and Integrative Treatments in Psychiatric Practice (American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2017). His neurophysiological theory exploring effects of breathing practices in treating anxiety, depression, PTSD and stress-related medical conditions has been validated in clinical trials.

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