Posted by PSM on November 23, 2003, at 17:52:49
In reply to Re: David D. Burns Quack MD » ace, posted by mattdds on November 2, 2003, at 19:03:25
Thanks, Matt, for your balanced discussion of the issues surrounding David Burns and his work. I am sure he would chuckle to think that people are actually out there "defending" him while others are criticizing him. He is quite capable of defending himself, I am sure.
Prior to the French Revolution, there were are group called the "philosophes". Including the likes of Voltaire and Rousseau, they saw their mission as the "popularizing" of new ideas for those who did not have the resources (or inclination?) to study them for themselves. I see David Burns as a "popularizer", as well. The difference is, of course, that he has done the work to claim mastery of the information and methods. As well, he has spent a good deal of time in many other camps (e.g., antidepressants) and knows well of what he speaks. I would hesitate to argue with him about anything in his field as he could probably do a credible job regardless of which side he took.
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