[5] Eisenbud began private practice in psychiatry and psychoanalysis in 1938.
In 1950, he and his family moved to Denver, where he was appointed Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Medical School.
[1] Although Eisenbud researched psychiatry, psychoanalysis, anthropology and hypnosis throughout his career,[6] he was best known for pioneering investigations and theoretical writings in extra-sensory perceptions (ESP).
He came to prominence through his book, The World of Ted Serios (1967), where he documented a series of experiments with Ted Serios, who claimed to produce dream-like images of his thoughts, on film.
[5] He also founded the medical section of the American Society for Psychical Research with Drs.