He is a board certified psychiatrist and has degrees in political science and economics. He rec'd his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and was a chief resident in Psychiatry at Mass. General. He won a Pulitzer during his tenure as a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post.
I can recommend his recent book, "Things That Matter", three decades of his best writings.
My experience with psych majors is they’re healing themselves.
I’ve been reading Things That Matter off and on for awhile now. Great read.