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T. Byram Karasu


Born
in Turkey
February 11, 1935


Dr. Karasu is a psychiatrist, educator and psychotherapist with extensive experience treating depression and personality disorders. He chaired the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) national task force on the treatment of psychiatric disorders, which produced a seminal, four-volume report describing the therapy for each disorder. He also chaired the APA’s work group on major depressive disorders, whose findings were published in the Practice Guideline for Major Depressive Disorder in Adults.
Dr. Karasu is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the APA and the recipient of the APA's Presidential Commendation and the American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians’ Sigmund Freud Award. A prolific writer, he is the author or editor of 21 books, two ...more

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سكينة الروح : صفاء العيش في...
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Rags of My Soul: Poems
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The Spirit of Happiness: Di...
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Gotham Chronicles: The Cult...
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Eight Brief Lessons on Life
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The Psychotherapist as Healer
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Wisdom In the Practice of P...
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Of God and Madness: A Histo...
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Life Witness: Evolution of ...
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“الكتابة هي محادثة فيها انعكاس للذات.”
― T. Byram Karasu, سكينة الروح : صفاء العيش في حُلوِ الأيامِ ومُرِّهَا
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“لا يمكن لامتلاك الأشياء أن يشعرنا بالاكتفاء الكامل لأن هذه الأشياء عاجزة عن ملء الخواء النفسي.”
― T. Byram Karasu, سكينة الروح : صفاء العيش في حُلوِ الأيامِ ومُرِّهَا
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“يقول نورمان كوزينز : " الحياة هي مغامرة في الغفران".”
― T. Byram Karasu, سكينة الروح : صفاء العيش في حُلوِ الأيامِ ومُرِّهَا
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