Controversial U of T psychologist and author stable after four weeks in intensive care, says daughter
Feb07,2020
"He's had to spend four weeks in the ICU in terrible shape, but, with the help of some extremely competent and courageous doctors, he survived," his daughter Mikhaila Peterson said in an online video, posted Friday evening. "The uncertainty around his recovery has been one of the most difficult and scary experiences we've ever had."
The 57-year-old professor has been out of the public eye since September, when it was first disclosed by his daughter that he was seeking treatment for his dependence on clonazepam, a benzodiazepine tranquilizer that is often prescribed to patients with panic issues.
His family says he had been taking the drug for years to mitigate lingering anxiety following a severe autoimmune reaction to food...
WATCH| Mikhaila Peterson gives an update on her father's health.