David D. Burns, M.D. is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. His best-selling book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (1980) has sold more than four million copies worldwide and is the book most often recommended by American and Canadian mental health professionals to patients suffering from depression.

Although he is best known for his work on psychotherapy, Dr. Burns has also done significant research on the central nervous system and received the A.E. Bennett Award for his studies of serotonin metabolism. Currently, he is investigating variables associated with therapeutic success or failure. His research has been published in numerous scientific journals.

Dr. Burns is a dynamic and engaging educator. Every year, thousands of mental health professionals attend his workshops. Dr. Burns also maintains a strong interest in public education. He was recently featured in a ninety minute PBS special on depression, and received the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology through the Media Award from the Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology in 1995.

Dr. Burns may be contacted directly at www.feelinggood.com