The daughter of famed Canadian clinical psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson said Saturday her father is suffering from “a psych-med-induced neurological injury.”
Peterson, who was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) in August 2025, also suffers from akathisia, a movement disorder which creates difficulty in sitting still and causes restlessness.
Peterson’s daughter, Mikhaila, provided the update in a Saturday post to X which included a 35-minute video.
“We figured out that dad has a psych med induced neurological injury, and has been suffering from akathisia. It’s been 6 years since any psych medications,” Mikhaila wrote.
“Last summer his symptoms started, after a flare up likely induced by mold (CIRS) and stress. It was complicated by pneumonia and associated sepsis a month later. It’s been horrible. Neurological injuries from psych meds are far more common than people know.”
We figured out that dad has a psych med induced
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