Deborah Serani
Deborah Serani | |
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| Born | January 31, 1961 New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Hofstra University |
| Occupation | Author / Psychologist |
| Website | www |
Deborah Serani (born January 31, 1961) is an American psychologist and author whose clinical specialty is depression. She is an adjunct professor at Adelphi University.[1] Serani has published academic articles on the subject of depression and trauma as well as the award-winning books Living with Depression, Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers and Depression in Later Life: An Essential Guide (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group). She is a TEDx speaker, a contributor to Psychology Today and Esperanza Magazine and a go-to media expert on psychological issues.
Early life and education
Serani was born in Bethpage, a suburb of Long Island in New York. The oldest of three children, Serani experienced a debilitating depression as a teenager, attempting suicide at age nineteen. She took a medical leave of absence from college in order to recover. Upon her return, Serani directed her focus to the field of psychology and graduated with a B.A. in psychology from Hofstra University in 1982. Crediting psychotherapy as a life-saving experience for her, Serani obtained a Doctorate in Psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1989, and a postdoctoral certificate in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy from the Derner Institute at Adelphi University in 2002.
Career
Serani has spent the majority of her career using her personal experiences with depression to inform her clinical work and research. Serani has been an invited speaker at national and international venues like the American Psychological Association and the National Alliance on Mental Illness and The International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders and TEDx.
Publications
Books
In her debut book Living with Depression, Serani talks about her lifetime struggles with unipolar depression and suicidal thinking, and how finding the right combination of treatments can lead to health and healing. Serani comments on the roadblocks of stigma and reminds us that the pain of depression and most mental illness arise not solely from the illness, but from the harsh response society has to people with these disorders. “One of the greatest things I’ve been able to do,” Serani says, “Is to let others know that there’s no shame in living with a mental illness. Help is out there – and you don’t have to suffer quietly or alone.”
Personal life
As a teenager Serani was treated for depression and cites it as the inspiration for her education and profession.[2]
References
- ^ Donohue, Erin. "Derner's Deborah Serani Named a Top Psychology Professor to Follow on Twitter". adelphi.edu. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Kayle, Hilary S. "BEA 2013: Deborah Serani: Depressed No More". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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