Pfeiffer Treatment Center
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The Pfeiffer Treatment Center is a U.S. clinic devoted to orthomolecular psychiatry
and medical research particularly pertaining to autism
and pyroluria, and the neurobiology of criminal behavior.
. Its stated mission is to provide orthomolecular medicine
-based treatments while conducting medical research into the causes of violence, delinquency and autism
.
Named in honor of Carl Pfeiffer, an orthomolecular medicine
practitioner, the center is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3). It says it makes it services available to those who cannot pay and trains doctors in other countries.
The center reports treating patients with schizophrenia, ADHD, and autism, claiming an overall success rate of 85%,
Chief scientist William J. Walsh recently made headlines by reporting that his investigation of Ludwig van Beethoven
's hair provided to him by the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
had convinced him that Beethoven had died of lead poisoning, though he noted that the tests "came back somewhat short of definitive".
Orthomolecular medicine
Orthomolecular medicine is a form of complementary and alternative medicine that seeks to maintain health and prevent or treat diseases by optimizing nutritional intake and/or prescribing supplements...
and medical research particularly pertaining to autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
and pyroluria, and the neurobiology of criminal behavior.
About the Center
The Pfeiffer Treatment Center - Health Research Institute is located in Warrenville, IllinoisWarrenville, Illinois
Warrenville is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,363 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor.-History:...
. Its stated mission is to provide orthomolecular medicine
Orthomolecular medicine
Orthomolecular medicine is a form of complementary and alternative medicine that seeks to maintain health and prevent or treat diseases by optimizing nutritional intake and/or prescribing supplements...
-based treatments while conducting medical research into the causes of violence, delinquency and autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
.
Named in honor of Carl Pfeiffer, an orthomolecular medicine
Orthomolecular medicine
Orthomolecular medicine is a form of complementary and alternative medicine that seeks to maintain health and prevent or treat diseases by optimizing nutritional intake and/or prescribing supplements...
practitioner, the center is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3). It says it makes it services available to those who cannot pay and trains doctors in other countries.
The center reports treating patients with schizophrenia, ADHD, and autism, claiming an overall success rate of 85%,
Chief scientist William J. Walsh recently made headlines by reporting that his investigation of Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
's hair provided to him by the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies serves as a museum, research center, and host of lectures and performances devoted solely to the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven. It is the only institution of its kind in North America and holds the largest collection of Beethoven works and...
had convinced him that Beethoven had died of lead poisoning, though he noted that the tests "came back somewhat short of definitive".