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About Irvin D. Yalom

Irvin D. Yalom was a contemporary American existential psychiatrist. Irvin David Yalom is an American existential psychiatrist who is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as author of both fiction and nonfiction. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth

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