Reed was born and educated in England, and earned a PhD in psychology from Manchester University in 1966.
He also served as dean of graduate studies from 1973 to 1981, then chair of the department of psychology at Glendon College from 1982 to 1988, and became a university professor in 1984.
[3] John Cohen reviewed this work positively in 1973, describing it as "witty", "light", and "gay", while also noting that it is instructive and could be useful and interesting to lay people and students alike.
On superficial acquaintance they tend to be very convincing, so it is likely that for every patient under treatment there are many non-patients whose equally fantastic reminiscences are accepted as genuine.
Smith also said that, in some instances, Reed goes deep enough in depth into topics such as deja vu that his analysis is valuable.