DAVID BURNS
(Expert # 79)David Burns Quick Facts
Main Areas: Depression; Anxiety
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Best-Seller: “Feeling Good” (over 3 m
Profile: Author; Psychiatrist; Teac
Academic Affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine
David Burns Biography
David D. Burns, M.D., is a psychiatrist and author on mood and relationship
problems. His books include the best-seller, Feeling Good, which has sold ove
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illion copies in the United States. Surveys indicate that American mental
health professionals rate it as the top self-help book on depression. In the book,
Dr. Burns shows how you can lift your spirits and develop greater self-esteem and
a positive outlook on life.
Dr. Burns graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College, received his M.D.
om Stanford University School of Medicine, and completed his psychiatry
Dr. Burns is currently adjunct clinical associate professor of psychiatry and
behavioral sciences at his alma mater, the Stanford University School of Medicine.
In 1998, 2000, and 2001, he received the Teacher of the Year award from the class
of graduating residents there. When he is not teaching or actively doing research at
Stanford, he lectures to civic and professional groups throughout the United States
and Canada.
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residency at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He has served as
acting chief of psychiatry at the Presbyterian/University of Pennsylvania Medical
Center and as visiting scholar at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Burns is
certified by the National Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
vid iklan’s favorite David Burns Quotes and Thoughtsepression is an illness and not a necessary part of healthy living. What’s
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