India, April 19 -- Canadian author and psychologist Jordan Peterson has been diagnosed with a condition known as akathisia, which is frequently associated with specific psychiatric medications and can be profoundly distressing.

In a video shared on the social media platform X, Peterson's daughter, Mikhaila, revealed that the family has discovered the 63-year-old is experiencing a "psych med-induced neurological injury," noting that his symptoms have continued despite being off psychiatric medications for six years. She elaborated that Peterson's condition deteriorated last summer after a flare-up likely caused by exposure to mold (CIRS) and stress, which was subsequently exacerbated by pneumonia and related sepsis.

Akathisia is a neurol...