BOOKS BY SYLVIA R. KARASU, M.D.

In Essence: A Tapestry of Selected Writings on the Arts and Sciences

(May, 2025)

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In Essence evolved from monthly blogs I posted over the past 14 years for psychologytoday.com. This volume compiles 67 blogs and an additional seven essays written for the online medical humanities journal Hektoen International.

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Of Epidemic Proportions, Expanded Edition 2019

(January 2, 2019)

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Of Epidemic Proportions: The Art and Science of Obesity, Expanded Edition, 2019, is a compilation of 100 scholarly blogs, an epilogue, and a comprehensive index, on the daunting science of obesity and weight control. Originally written over the past eight years for the psychologytoday.com website, these blogs are lavishly illustrated with hundreds of spectacular art images from some of the world’s leading artists.

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The Gravity of Weight:A Clinical Guide to Weight Loss and Maintenance

American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (March 25, 2010)

The Gravity of Weight

The Gravity of Weight: A Clinical Guide To Weight Loss and Maintenance, by Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D. and T. Byram Karasu, M.D., is a comprehensive, scholarly, and critical inquiry into the field of overweight and obesity.

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The Art of Marriage Maintenance

Jason Aronson, Inc. (June 9, 2005)

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Given the fact that 50% of marriages end in divorce, you would think marriage wouldn’t be so popular, but getting married is one of the most popular of all life events.

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