Richard A. Friedman

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Richard Alan Friedman is professor of Clinical Psychiatry at

Career

Friedman earned a

In the 1980s, he was a psychiatrist at Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and is a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.[4]

Research

Friedman has authored publications in the

Journal of the American Medical Association, among others.[3][4]

As of 2014, Friedman's research activity is in the field of

MRI, behavior, and serotonin functions in patients with chronic depression.[4]

Journalism

Since spring 2015, Friedman has been a contributing op-ed writer at The New York Times, writing about mental health, addiction, human behavior and neuroscience.[5] He has also been a longstanding contributor to the science section of The Times since 2002.[6] In 2011 he contributed to The New York Review of Books.[4]

Personal life

In 2014 the Financial Times reported that Friedman had been practicing transcendental meditation for three years. He was quoted as saying, "I am less reactive to small things that would have bothered and upset me in the past. ... I'm more easygoing."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Weill Cornell Medical College Faculty". Weill Cornell Medical College. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Richard Alan Friedman, M.D. - Weill Cornell Medicine". weillcornell.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Richard Alan Friedman, M.D." Weill Cornell Physicians. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Richard A. Friedman". Vivo. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Richard A. Friedman". 26 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "Richard A. Friedman". 26 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ Wallace, Charles. "Meditate to sharpen your assertive edge". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

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