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Michael F. Myers

Michael F. Myers is the director of the Marital Therapy Clinic at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC, and clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine. He graduated in medicine from the University of Western Ontario in 1966 and did residencies at the Los Angeles County–USC Medical Center, Wayne State University (Detroit General Hospital), and the University of British Columbia. Since completing his residency training in 1973, he has taught half-time and been in private practice half-time. He is board certified in psychiatry by both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Myers is the author of 6 books: Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss (with Carla Fine); The Handbook of Physician Health (with Larry Goldman, MD, and Leah Dickstein, MD); Intimate Relationships in Medical School: How to Make Them Work; How's Your Marriage? A Book for Men and Women; Doctors' Marriages: A Look at the Problems and Their Solutions; and Men and Divorce. His publications also include more than 100 articles, book chapters, and book reviews, and 8 videotapes covering a range of topics: marital therapy, men and reproductive technology, divorce, health concerns of medical students, psychiatric illness in physicians and their loved ones, boundary crossing in the doctor-patient relationship, suicide, sexual assault of women and men, AIDS, the stigma of illness, and gender issues in training and medical practice.
Touched by Suicide

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Touched by Suicide

Three Penguin Random House Authors Win Pulitzer Prizes

On Monday, May 5, three Penguin Random House authors were honored with a Pulitzer Prize. Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes are the most prestigious awards in American letters. To date, PRH has 143 Pulitzer Prize winners, including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Josh Steinbeck, Ron Chernow, Anne Applebaum, Colson Whitehead, and many more. Take a look at our 2025 Pulitzer Prize

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Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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