NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
THE FRIENDS OF THE A. A. BRILL LIBRARY
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
www.nypsi.org
Friday, November 8, 2013, 7 pm
“Shock Head Soul”
Screening followed by a discussion with panelists Helen Taylor Robinson, Drs. Harold Blum, Zvi Lothane, Clive Robinson,
& moderator Richard Gottlieb
For tickets, click HERE or visit nypsi.org $10 suggested donation
RESERVATIONS STRONGLY SUGGESTED AS SEATING IS LIMITED.
Daniel Paul Schreber, a judge living in Germany, received messages from God via a ‘Writing Down Machine’ that spanned the cosmos. He spent the next nine years confined to an asylum, tortured by delusions of cosmic control, suffering the belief that he was shifting gender and that his body was subjected to cruel ‘miracles’.
In 1903, Schreber published Memoirs of my Nervous Illness, an autobiography of madness. Freud’s subsequent case study of Schreber (1911) is part of the history of psychoanalysis in relation to the psychoses. “Shock Head Soul” weaves documentary interviews, fictional re-construction and computer generated animation to portray Schreber’s story.
“Shock Head Soul” is both a love story and a cinematic essay that explores the blurred line between religious vision and deluded fanaticism. The film also suggests the intimate link between family secrets, psychiatric diagnosis, and the limits to our contemporary understanding of mental illness.
Students, academics and clinical professionals in the analytic community are encouraged to attend. Members of the general public are also welcome.
Participants
Harold Blum, M.D. is Training and Supervising Analyst, Institute for Psychoanalytic Education, which is affiliated with New York University School of Medicine. He is also Executive Director, Sigmund Freud Archives. Blum is a distinguished author of more than 165 papers and several books and has presented numerous national and international honorary lectures on the topics of Freud, Hartmann, Mahler and Brill. He has held the positions of Editor in Chief, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and Vice President, International Psychoanalytical Association. Dr. Blum is the inaugural recipient of the Sigourney Award.
Richard M. Gottlieb, M.D. is a Faculty Member, New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute (NYPSI) where he has long taught the courses on Freud’s case histories. He is Associate Editor for Clinical Studies of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA); Associate Clinical Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Training and Supervising Analyst, American Psychoanalytic Association; and he is the founding President of Berkshire Psychoanalytic Institute. He is the recipient of NYPSI’s Heinz Hartmann Award, the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award of APsaA, and the Journal Prize of JAPA.
Henry (Zvi) Lothane, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and maintains a private practice in psychoanalysis, psychosomatics, and psychotherapy. Lothane is the acclaimed author of In Defense of Schreber: Soul Murder and Psychiatry (The Analytic Press, 1992). He has also authored historical research papers on the life and work of Sabina Spielrein. Dr. Lothane is Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Member of American Psychoanalytic Association and Member of International Psychoanalytical Association where he is also Chair of the IPA Free Association (Psychoanalytic Method Integration Research Group).
Clive Robinson, MRCPsych (Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists), studied Psychology and Medicine at University College London and afterwards trained in Psychiatry. His clinical experience includes working with patients and families of patients with psychotic mental illness such as depression, mania, and schizophrenia. Dr. Robinson spent five years as Medical Director of a Community and Mental Health NHS Trust, and is now involved in investigating serious clinical incidents in Mental Health Services in the UK.
Helen Taylor Robinson, B.A. is a Fellow of Institute of Psychoanalysis, London, and was an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Theoretical Psychoanalytic Studies University College London. She contributes to the UK EPFF events at BAFTA, and has published on Samuel Beckett, (The Couch and the Silver Screen, 2003), Jan Svankmajer, (Projected Shadows, 2007), Krzysztof Kieslowski (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Vol. 27, no 4, 2007), and on Psychoanalysis and the Media (Contemporary Psychoanalysis Vol. 46, No 2, 2010). In “Shock Head Soul,” Mrs. Taylor Robinson worked with the film’s director in the development of the concept of the film. With Dr. L. Caldwell she is currently preparing a new 12 volume collected writings of D.W. Winnicott for the Winnicott Trust.
Educational Objectives: Attendees will be able to
1. Recognize when working with florid psychotic patients that all models of the mind, all diagnoses, and all working hypotheses used by medical and analytic practitioners are limited and have to constantly bear scrutiny, revision and rethinking.
2. Describe how “hate” in the countertransference influences approaches in clinical practice for those treating patients like Daniel Schreber.
Information regarding CME credit for physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of [3] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Information regarding CE credit for psychologists
The New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. NYPSI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APA-approved CE credits are granted to participants with documented attendance and completed evaluation forms. After submitting a completed evaluation form, attendees will receive a pdf documenting credit via email.
Persons with disabilities: The building is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator. Please notify the registrar in advance if you require accommodations.
DISCLOSURE: None of the planners or presenters of this CE program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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