“Writing is a dialogue with oneself,” says Dr. Jerry M. Lewis in the opening pages of this new work. Fortunately, he has included the rest of us in on the conversation. For 15 years, his words have graced editions of Psychiatric Times in an on-going series of essays in which Dr. Lewis shares knowledge, observations and personal experience drawn from over five decades of professional practice.Forty-one of those essays, collected here for the first time, not only inform, inspire and challenge the reader, but also constitute a kind of celebration. Whether he is sharing with the reader exciting developments in neuroscience and advances in psychopharmacology (and how they impact professional practice), or contemplating a patient’s personal disappointment that Dr. Lewis doesn’t share his conviction that the “end of days” is upon us—his persistent fascination with his work comes across in every word. Even when he is critical, the regard and affection for the psychotherapeutic professions is obvious.
About the Author
Jerry M. Lewis, M.D., is both the former Chairman of the Board of Timberlawn Psychiatric Research Foundation and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital. He is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, and the past president of the American College of Psychiatrists and The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Doctor Lewis has written over 100 scientific papers and 15 books. He practices individual and marital-family therapies in Dallas.