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What is the self to itself? In this wise and beautifully written book, psychiatrist David Hellerstein suggests that we are the tools we use to measure and medicate ourselves. Over a few decades, the same anxious patient has been interpreted as having father issues, a chemical imbalance, and troubles embodied in a brain scan. All may be true and useful. All may deceive and keep patients from getting help. Must we see some views of self as showing progress over others? Hellerstein‘s personal and provocative narrative will spark necessary conversations. -- Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT, and <i>New York Times</i> best-selling author of <i>Alone Together, Reclaiming Conversation,</i> and <i>The Empathy Diaries</i> David Hellerstein began his career by learning psychoanalysis. Forty years later, he conducts groundbreaking research on brain imaging, neuroplasticity, and personalized therapeutics. In this warm, insightful, and honest book, Hellerstein tells two coming of age stories: a fascinating account of the evolution of modern psychiatry and a deeply moving memoir of his own growth as a psychiatrist and as a human being. -- Suzanne Koven, author of <i>Letter to a Young Female Physician</i> David Hellerstein provides engaging and remarkably honest insider’s perspectives on the past few decades of psychiatry in America, a fascinating period of struggles to understand one of the last great scientific frontiers—the human brain. His personal and professional experiences shed important light on this complex world. -- Robert Klitzman, author of <i>In a House of Dreams and Glass: Becoming a Psychiatrist</i> and <i>When Doctors Become Patients</i> The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner is a well-written autobiographical account of the transformations of psychiatric practice over the past four decades. -- Allan V. Horwitz, Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University

What is the self, to itself? In this wise and beautifully written book, psychiatrist David Hellerstein suggests that we're the tools we use to measure and medicate ourselves. Over a few decades, the same anxious patient has been interpreted as having father issues, a chemical imbalance, and troubles embodied in a brain scan. All may be true and useful. All may deceive and keep patients from getting help. Must we see some views of self as showing progress over others? Hellerstein's personal and provocative narrative will spark necessary conversations. -- Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT, and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Alone Together, Reclaiming Conversation,</i> and <i>The Empathy Diaries</i> The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner is a well-written autobiographical account of the transformations of psychiatric practice over the past four decades. -- Allan V. Horwitz, Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University

What is the self to itself? In this wise and beautifully written book, psychiatrist David Hellerstein suggests that we are the tools we use to measure and medicate ourselves. Over a few decades, the same anxious patient has been interpreted as having father issues, a chemical imbalance, and troubles embodied in a brain scan. All may be true and useful. All may deceive and keep patients from getting help. Must we see some views of self as showing progress over others? Hellerstein's personal and provocative narrative will spark necessary conversations. -- Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT, and <i>New York Times</i> best-selling author of <i>Alone Together, Reclaiming Conversation,</i> and <i>The Empathy Diaries</i> David Hellerstein began his career by learning psychoanalysis. Forty years later, he conducts groundbreaking research on brain imaging, neuroplasticity, and personalized therapeutics. In this warm, insightful, and honest book, Hellerstein tells two coming of age stories: a fascinating account of the evolution of modern psychiatry and a deeply moving memoir of his own growth as a psychiatrist and as a human being. -- Suzanne Koven, author of <i>Letter to a Young Female Physician</i> David Hellerstein provides engaging and remarkably honest insider's perspectives on the past few decades of psychiatry in America, a fascinating period of struggles to understand one of the last great scientific frontiers-the human brain. His personal and professional experiences shed important light on this complex world. -- Robert Klitzman, author of <i>In a House of Dreams and Glass: Becoming a Psychiatrist</i> and <i>When Doctors Become Patients</i> The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner is a well-written autobiographical account of the transformations of psychiatric practice over the past four decades. -- Allan V. Horwitz, Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University

The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner is a well-written autobiographical account of the transformations of psychiatric practice over the past four decades. -- Allan V. Horwitz, Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University

What is the self to itself? In this wise and beautifully written book, psychiatrist David Hellerstein suggests that we are the tools we use to measure and medicate ourselves. Over a few decades, the same anxious patient has been interpreted as having father issues, a chemical imbalance, and troubles embodied in a brain scan. All may be true and useful. All may deceive and keep patients from getting help. Must we see some views of self as showing progress over others? Hellerstein's personal and provocative narrative will spark necessary conversations. -- Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT, and <i>New York Times</i> best-selling author of <i>Alone Together, Reclaiming Conversation,</i> and <i>The Empathy Diaries</i> David Hellerstein began his career by learning psychoanalysis. Forty years later, he conducts groundbreaking research on brain imaging, neuroplasticity, and personalized therapeutics. In this warm, insightful, and honest book, Hellerstein tells two coming of age stories: a fascinating account of the evolution of modern psychiatry and a deeply moving memoir of his own growth as a psychiatrist and as a human being. -- Suzanne Koven, author of <i>Letter to a Young Female Physician</i> David Hellerstein provides engaging and remarkably honest insider's perspectives on the past few decades of psychiatry in America, a fascinating period of struggles to understand one of the last great scientific frontiers- the human brain. His personal and professional experiences shed important light on this complex world. -- Robert Klitzman, author of <i>In a House of Dreams and Glass: Becoming a Psychiatrist</i> and <i>When Doctors Become Patients</i> The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner is a well-written autobiographical account of the transformations of psychiatric practice over the past four decades. -- Allan V. Horwitz, Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University

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David Hellerstein is professor of clinical psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and director of the Depression Evaluation Service at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. His previous books include Heal Your Brain: How the New Neuropsychiatry Can Help You Go from Better to Well (2011); the memoir A Family of Doctors (1994); and two novels. Hellerstein is currently researching psychedelic treatments of depression and other disorders.

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