Life Through the Eyes of a Psychiatrist

In this book, you will witness a reversal of roles: this time, it is not the patient but the doctor who opens his inner world. From childhood memories to reflections on life, from love to death, from mastery to perceptions of time and space—these writings cover a wide spectrum. Their common thread is a humble, hierarchy-free tone, unlike the stereotypical image often associated with psychiatrists.

As an inner monologue, the book simultaneously invites dialogue in every line. While doing so, it also introduces readers to key insights from neuroscience—one of the most groundbreaking scientific fields of recent years. Examining all dimensions of the bio-psycho-social model on which psychiatry is built, the author, as he notes in one essay, “not only teaches the rules of this field, but also sheds light on how we come to recognize those rules.”

This work offers colorful snapshots of life from the perspective of a psychiatrist, a scientist who never tires of questioning, and a father—bridging past and present with vivid reflections.

Publication Year: 2019
ISBN: 978-605-9596-19-0
Edition: 1st Edition
Language: English
Page Count: 220
Publisher: Üsküdar University Press – 14