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Trysa Shulman's avatar

The mood is definitely changing! And you are a big part of that! Congratulations on the APA honor and looking forward to reading your book!

Sofia Jeppsson's avatar

Congrats! That book is gonna be great.

David Bessis's avatar

Congrats Awais!

Bethany Saltman's avatar

I am only surprised that you've received that award because I wouldn't have imagined that the association would be as so open to your work. But I'm also delighted! Your success bodes well for the field and for our patients. And please don't believe the post-literate hype! I'm happy to report from the publishing trenches, we're still writing and reading :)

Thomas Armstrong's avatar

I'm glad to see the APA recognizing the importance of your work! To take you up on the AMA, do you have any thoughts on mind-body syndromes and the recent momentum of Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy, and the broader movement inspired by John Sarno--which gained academic credibility with the 2022 JAMA Psychiatry trial of PRT for lower back pain. Or put differently, any thoughts on somatization of distress and somatoform disorders? I can't wait to read your book. I find pretty much every one of your blog posts indispensable in my understanding of mental disorders.

Andrés Delgado-Ron MD MSc's avatar

Have you ever had a patient that made you doubt whether we ontologically get things right?

Isaac Ahuvia's avatar

Congratulations!! Also very much looking forward to the book