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The Placebo Effect

The Placebo Effect

Hi web visitors, Recently I have referred to the fact that many of the current schools of therapy have only a placebo effect in the treatment of depression and anxiety, and this has drawn some skeptical, and arguably angry, responses from a couple visitors to the...
Why Do We Act in Such an Illogical Way?

Why Do We Act in Such an Illogical Way?

Dear Dr. Burns, My name is Sonja and I am a student of psychology in Mainz, Germany. Ironically, I got my first depressive episode in the middle of my studies. After reading “Feeling Good,” I just had the strong wish to let you know how awesome and amazing...

Is Suicide Justified?

Dear Doctor David, I read your book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, with much interest. I think almost all what you say still applies today. But I have a question: in the book when you discuss suicide, you don’t mention physical pain as a reason. I...

Unraveling Decades of Abuse

This is an interesting and unsolicited endorsement I just received from someone who I think has been reading one of my books, probablyย Feeling Good. Dear Dr. Burns, Amazing book!!!! You are helping me unravel decades of abuse and realistically–no fake positivity...