Alexander Gennadievich Danilin () (b. March 12, 1960) is a Russian psychotherapist, psychiatrist and physician-narcologist, author of ten books, numerous articles, lectures and trainings on addiction psychology and

existential psychotherapy Existential therapy is a form of psychotherapy based on the model of human nature and experience developed by the Existentialism, existential tradition of European philosophy. It focuses on the psychological experience revolving around universal h ...

. He is married and has two sons. Since 2003, Alexander Danilin has been an anchorman of radio program ''Silver Threads'' (''Serebryanye Niti'') that is broadcast by

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and is dedicated to the human soul in all its manifestations. A number of the media reported that the Danilin was engaged in practical psychotherapy in Moscow clinics for over 20 years. He is a member of the

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and the head of the drug abuse unit in the Moscow drug abuse hospital No 17. The media and websites of wholesale book-selling companies published information that the book by Danilin ''LSD: Hallucinogens, Psychedelia, and Addiction Phenomenon'' was withdrawn from the market by the officers of the

Federal Drug Control Service of Russia The Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation or FSKN (in Russian language, Russian: Федеральная служба Российской Федерации по контролю за оборотом наркотиков, ФСК� ...

and

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. Danilin's articles by about problems of Russian psychiatry (''Dead End'', ''Any Diagnosis in Psychiatry is a Myth'', etc.) often caused heated controversy.

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Official website of radio program ''Silver Threads''

Official videoblog of radio program ''Silver Threads''
1960 births Living people Russian psychiatrists Russian medical writers Russian non-fiction writers Writers from Moscow 21st-century Russian writers {{psychiatrist-stub