« David Servan-Schreiber has done a brilliant job of bringing together insights and information of vital importance for well-being. The Instinct to Heal is itself an instrument of healing. »
— Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., author of Emotional Intelligence

« "There is love on every page of this book ! »
— Professor Francine Lecas, Chair of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Sick Children Hospital, Paris, France

“His theory has transformed the way a nation thinks about depression and stress”
— The Observer

“Dr Servan-Schreiber… has written an excellent book that is well worth reading if you suffer from stress, anxiety or depression and want to break your dependence on prescription medicines”
— The Sunday Times

“This is a fascinating read that reframes the mind”
— Washington Post

"Dr David Servan-Schreiber constructs some persuasive arguments”
— The Independent on Sunday

« Alternative medicine is attractive to many people. But how should one evaluate what to believe ? David Servan-Schreiber has done that for us. The Instinct to Heal is a fascinating account of unorthodox approaches to treating the emotional brain and mind. Servan-Schreiber, himself a first rate scientist, only discusses approaches that he feels have been studied sufficiently by rigorous scientific methods to make him a believer. I learned a lot. »
— Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D., the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at NYU and author of The Emotional Brain and Synaptic Self

« Why is The Instinct to Heal such a success anywhere it has been published ? Because people are eager to find new ways to deal with the wear and tear of coping with a stressful social environment ; and because this book, written by a traditionally-trained psychiatrist who dares to think untraditionally, offers an alternative that may work, and, by so doing, offers hope. »
— Antonio Damasio, author of Looking for Spinoza, Feeling of What Happens, and Descartes’ Error

« The Instinct to Heal is an inspiring overview of the internal healing potential that exists within everyone — and that this potential is our birthright and is not dependent on drugs, surgical procedures, or high-tech manipulations. Dr. Servan-Schreiber shows how love, compassion, and empathy play key roles in our health. This book will help anyone expand their concepts of health and health-care to a more majestic level. »
— Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words

« A brilliant, absorbing synthesis of science, experience and thought by an internationally known neuroscientist and clinician who dared to explore the frontiers of mind-body health. »
— Michael Lerner, Ph.D., author of Choices in Healing : Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches

« Already a runaway success in Europe, David Servan-Schreiber’s The Instinct to Heal transcends controversies about the roles of the mind and the body in a masterful melding of current medical and physiological research with the personal journey of the author as he develops as a healing physician. Dr. Servan-Schreiber is sending an important message to those talking therapists who appear to rely on the rational brain and language as the sole route to our emotions. »
— Judith S. Schachter, M.D., past president of the American Psychoanalytic Association

« The scientist and physician David Servan-Schreiber has provided a wonderful manual to help reconcile our emotional and rational brains. Written with grace and elegance, this book might well become the most important mental health landmark of this generation. »
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of Flow

« How compelling it is to have yet more affirmation from a fellow psychiatrist that there is a connection between love and well-being. David Servan-Schreiber is one of those rare scientists who truly listens with his heart and perceives the larger connection. »
— Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., author of the international bestsellers, Love is Letting Go of Fear, Goodbye to Guilt, and Teach Only Love

« Servan Schreiber’s stunning book takes a leap beyond conventional psychiatry and integrates contemporary neuroscience research with a deep understanding of the emotional brain’s innate tendency to heal. He shows how one can ’reprogram’ the emotional brain so that it adapts to the present, instead of continuing to be stuck in one’s painful past. In this book, he shows that for healing to occur, one needs to not exclusively depend on traditional methods of language and understanding, but directly influence the emotional brain by acting directly on bodily experience. »
— Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

« Dr. Servan-Schreiber has it right. There are better ways to deal with anxiety and depression than drugs. Read this book and help yourself to heal. »
— James S. Gordon, M.D., author of Manifesto for a New Medicine- Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Therapies

“Healing without Freud or Prozac is engaging and highly readable, and packed with concrete suggestions about how to relieve stress, anxiety and depression ; Servan-Schreiber’s advice is culled from top-notch scientific journals and his years of clinical and scientific experience”
— Robin S. Rosemberg, PHD, Clinical Psychologist and co-author of Psychology, The Brain, The Person, The World

« There is no one I know of who possesses David Servan-Schreiber’s remarkable blend of intelligence, scientific curiosity and knowledge, creativity, and-perhaps most importantly and most impressively-personal warmth. This book, the translation of research findings into meaningful clinical insights and practice, bears the unmistakable signature of Dr. Servan-Schreiber’s unique abilities and voice, which echo with humour, wisdom and compassion. »
— Jonathan D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D, Professor of Psychology and Director, Center for the Study of Mind, Brain and Behaviour, Princeton University