Realize Your Life: What I've Learned Through Doing Psychotherapy and Through Life About Happiness/Fulfillment, Personal Responsibility, R (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781477647943)

Neil Edwards grew up on a small farm in northeast Pennsylvania where he loved to roam. He earned his bachelor of science from the Pennsylvania State University and his doctorate in medicine from Temple University. He completed his psychiatry residency at Temple University Health Science Center. His residency was interrupted by two years in the US Army. He was in Vietnam for a year serving as battalion surgeon in an eitht-inch artillery battalion. He also was the doctor for a refiugee camp nearby. For his work with the Army troops and the refugees, he received the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service. After finishing his residency, he spent thirty-eight years in four academic positions at Temple, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas Houston and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. At University of Tennessee he was Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry for eighteen years. He spent approximately half his time in academic settings doing patient care and the rest teaching, doing research and doing administration. He has many professional publications and has received many awards.