Resume

• 1995

  David

  Burns

  Stanford University School of Medicine

  Winner

  2018-2019 Irma Bland Teaching Award from the American Psychiatric Association. This is the top national award for teaching.

  Stanford University School of Medicine

• 1994

  This new and revolutionary approach

  described as “cognitive therapy on steroids

  ” appears to be the fastest and most powerful treatment ever developed for depression and anxiety.

  self-employed

• 1985

  More than 50

  000 American and Canadian mental health professionals have attended Dr. Burns’ psychotherapy training programs in the past 35 years\nCreator of the weekly Feeling Good Podcasts—more than 100

  000 monthly downloads

  and more than 1.5 million downloads to date

  Self-Employed

• 1984

  Presbyterian / University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

  During Dr. Burns’ tenure

  the hospital become the top rated hospital in the United States by the JCAH0 (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations).

  Presbyterian / University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

• 1975

  When my book Feeling Good was published in 1980

  there were only a dozen cognitive therapists in the world

  and we were considered quacks. Now it’s the most widely used and extensively researched psychotherapy in history.

  Self-Employed

  Best-Selling Author

  •\tFeeling Good / Feeling Good Handbook: > 6 million sold in > 30 countries

  most frequently “prescribed” books by mental health professionals. Studies confirm 65% of depressed patients given Feeling Good recover in 4 weeks. \n•\tAuthor of 8 more books.\n•\tIntimate Connections\n•\tTen Days to Self-Esteem\n•\tTen Days to Self-Esteem: The Leader’s Manual\n•\tWhen Panic Attacks\n•\tFeeling Good Together\n•\tTools

  Not Schools

  of Therapy\n•\tThe Therapist’s Toolkit\n•\tFeeling Great (in press)

  self-employed

• 1973

  •\t> 40 published stidoes on how psychotherapy really works—what causes treatment failure

  and what is the secret of rapid recovery? \n•\tWinner

  A. E. Bennett Award from the Society for Biological Psychiatry. This is the top award in the world for basic brain research for an investigator under 35 years of age.\n•\tCreator of more than 35 valid and highly reliable psychological instruments.

  self-employed

• 1971

  self-employed

  More than 40

  000 hours treating individuals with severe depression and anxiety disorders

  self-employed

• 1964

  Doctor of Medicine - MD

  Medicine / Psychiatry

  Stanford University School of Medicine

• Research

  Strategic Planning

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