Carol W. Berman

What if sleep didn't just heal the body-but opened a door to another world? Dr. Janet Petrie, a New York psychiatrist and sleep researcher, believes she's on the verge of uncovering the biological purpose of dreams. But when her own insomnia and grief begin to blur the line between science and spirit, she slips into a mysterious realm of dark matter-a parallel dimension where the boundaries between life and death dissolve. As she navigates this strange, luminous world, Janet must confront her failing marriage, her husband's dementia, and her son's dangerous descent into addiction. When tragedy strikes, her journey through dreams becomes a quest for meaning, healing, and the possibility of redemption beyond the limits of the waking mind. Blisstopia is a hypnotic exploration of consciousness, loss, and the invisible threads that connect us across time and space. With poetic precision and psychological depth, author and psychiatrist Carol W. Berman invites readers into a story where neuroscience meets the metaphysical, and where the heart learns to find light in the darkest night. If you've ever wondered what lies between sleep and eternity, open Blisstopia and find out. Buy your copy today and step into the world between worlds. Carol W. Berman is at home in both fiction and nonfiction. She wrote a monthly column on mental health for the Huffington Post, and several of her short stories have been published in literary magazines. In addition, she served on the editorial board of The Bellevue Literary Review. Her sci-fi inspiration comes from reading Ursula K. Le Guin and Isaac Asimov as a kid. Berman grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and NYU Medical School. Her residency in psychiatry was spent at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. In 1986, she accepted a research fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center, where she is a clinical assistant professor in psychiatry. She is also in private practice in New York City. As a preeminent member of the medical community and Life Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Berman is that rare and courageous physician who is not afraid to draw upon her own artistic and intuitive powers to enhance her scientific approach and engage her patients and readers in a deeper level of healing and self-empowerment. She is also a playwright with over 15 plays to her name.

What if sleep didn't just heal the body-but opened a door to another world? Dr. Janet Petrie, a New York psychiatrist and sleep researcher, believes she's on the verge of uncovering the biological purpose of dreams. But when her own insomnia and grief begin to blur the line between science and spirit, she slips into a mysterious realm of dark matter-a parallel dimension where the boundaries between life and death dissolve. As she navigates this strange, luminous world, Janet must confront her failing marriage, her husband's dementia, and her son's dangerous descent into addiction. When tragedy strikes, her journey through dreams becomes a quest for meaning, healing, and the possibility of redemption beyond the limits of the waking mind. Blisstopia is a hypnotic exploration of consciousness, loss, and the invisible threads that connect us across time and space. With poetic precision and psychological depth, author and psychiatrist Carol W. Berman invites readers into a story where neuroscience meets the metaphysical, and where the heart learns to find light in the darkest night. If you've ever wondered what lies between sleep and eternity, open Blisstopia and find out. Buy your copy today and step into the world between worlds. Carol W. Berman is at home in both fiction and nonfiction. She wrote a monthly column on mental health for the Huffington Post, and several of her short stories have been published in literary magazines. In addition, she served on the editorial board of The Bellevue Literary Review. Her sci-fi inspiration comes from reading Ursula K. Le Guin and Isaac Asimov as a kid. Berman grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and NYU Medical School. Her residency in psychiatry was spent at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. In 1986, she accepted a research fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center, where she is a clinical assistant professor in psychiatry. She is also in private practice in New York City. As a preeminent member of the medical community and Life Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Berman is that rare and courageous physician who is not afraid to draw upon her own artistic and intuitive powers to enhance her scientific approach and engage her patients and readers in a deeper level of healing and self-empowerment. She is also a playwright with over 15 plays to her name.

Psychology and theater have often intersected in the most interesting ways to describe characters, situations, and interactions. Neuroscience is in the process of discovering how the brain longs for patterns that we find in theater and other art forms, and practitioners in psychiatry frequently refer to literature and drama to better understand patients. For instance, the Oedipal complex was first illustrated in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, and Sigmund Freud largely derived his understanding of psychiatric complexes from his familiarity with Greek mythology. Psychiatry on the Stage presents an overview of basic psychiatric principles applied to plays from the Greeks to modern times. Additional features include illustrative vignettes from the author's practice and several detailed indexes comprised of plays, corresponding playwrights, and various psychiatric and neurological disorders. As a board-certified psychiatrist and playwright, Dr. Berman is uniquely qualified to explore the connections between psychiatry and theater. This book is sure to appeal to both practitioners in the field of psychiatry and theater enthusiasts alike.

This text approaches the care of dementia patients via the experience of a psychiatrist as well as a caregiver, offering a holistic approach to care that is unlike any other book in the market. Laced with her experiences from both her professional and personal life, Huffington Post columnist and psychiatrist Dr. Carol W. Berman aims to educate mental health professionals on topics that they continue to grapple with, including diagnosis and treatment, behavioral challenges among patients, working with non-professional and professional caregivers, hospice care, and many other difficulties professionals face when caring for dementia patients. With the same easy-to-read yet informative tone Dr. Carol W. Berman is known for among her various clinical and lay resources, professionals find that this tool is an excellent resource for structuring care plans with the non-professional caregiver struggling with care management.Surviving Dementia: A Clinical and Personal Perspective is an outstanding resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and other physicians interested in models of dementia care.