Samuel Shem is the pen-name of the American psychiatrist Stephen Joseph Bergman (1944-). His main works are The House of God and Mount Misery, both fictional but close-to-real first-hand descriptions of the training of doctors in the United States. A pen name, nom de plume, or nom de guerre, is a pseudonym adopted by an author for various reasons. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ... This article is about the book The House of God. ... Mount Misery may refer to: Mount Misery, in Country Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

Bergman was a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford in 1966, and was tutored by Denis Noble, current head of the Oxford Cardiac Electrophysiology Group. In an address to Dr. Noble's retirement party Balliol, he related that Denis Noble's response to Bergman's attempt to become a writer was to ply him with copious sherry. Rhodes House in Oxford, designed by Sir Herbert Baker. ... and of the Balliol College College name Balliol College Named after John de Balliol Established 1263 Sister college St Johns College, Cambridge Master Andrew Graham JCR President Helen Lochead Undergraduates 403 MCR President Chelsea Payne Graduates 228 Location of Balliol College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Balliol College (pronounced... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

He was an intern at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, which inspired the book The House of God This article is about the book The House of God. ...

Bergman is as of 2005 professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, division of addictions. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife Janet Surrey and a daughter. The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ...

Shem's play Bill W. and Dr. Bob had an Off Broadway run at New World Stage in New York City. It ran for 132 performances and closed on June 10, 2007. The New York Times called it "An insightful new play." Bill W. and Dr. Bob is a play that began previews Off Broadway at New World Stages on February 16, 2007 and opened on March 5, 2007. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...

His works are:

• The House of God (1978)
• Fine (1985)
• Mount Misery (ISBN 0-8041-1555-9)
• Bill W. and Dr. Bob (play on alcoholism and the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous - Bill W. and Dr Bob, 1990)
• We Have to Talk: Healing Dialogues Between Men and Women (with Janet Surrey, 1999, ISBN 0-465-09114-8)

This article is about the book The House of God. ... Mount Misery may refer to: Mount Misery, in Country Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Bill W. and Dr. Bob is a play that began previews Off Broadway at New World Stages on February 16, 2007 and opened on March 5, 2007. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal society for recovering alcoholics. ... William Griffith Wilson (commonly known as Bill Wilson or Bill W.), was a co-founder of the self-help group Alcoholics Anonymous. ... Bob Smith (Robert Holbrook Smith, b. ...

References

• Shem S. Fiction as Resistance. Ann Intern Med 2002;137:934-7. PDF. PMID 12459000.

External links

Samuel Shem's official website. [1]

Shem's off-Broadway show Bill W. and Dr. Bob. [2]