[tired&retired]

“Academics does NOT EQUAL intelligence.”

Very true. I recently selected a guy to present at a conference as the credentials behind his name included MD & PhD at a major university and his list of credentials behind his name was longer than most academics biography. He was not just an MD and PhD in Psychiatry, but had over a dozen Board Certifications... which don’t come easy.

The guy was terrible, both as a presenter and sound evidence based medicine. I’ll never invite him back.

[tired&retired]

I go head to head with people like Dr Diamond (the psychologist) in their areas of expertise all the time. I have very little respect for psychologists as most of them are like the guy who has a hammer and everything looks like a nail to them.

Psychiatrists on the other hand I usually have great respect for as I am in meetings with them discussing research and philosophies all the time.

One of my degrees is in psychology to help fill in my neuroscience gaps... give me evidence based medicine as I am a scientist... psychology is not a science as it is currently practiced.

[mainestategop]

I've spoken to two former patients of his. They got off easy only because at the time they were leftists. One of them a communist and a son of a communist single mom. Dr Diamond I'm told relished his views at the time. He left the party after he got away from her.

the cold war ended but the war against the reds is far from over.