Psychiatric Considerations in Colorado Shooting

Click here to read “Psychiatric Considerations in Colorado Shooting” by Michael Blumenfield, MD from Psychiatric Times on August 6, 2012.

Dr Blumenfield is president of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry. He is Sidney E. Frank Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at New York Medical College, and a past speaker of the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association. He has a private practice in Los Angleles and he writes a blog,www.PsychiatryTalk.com, as well as periodically contributing to the Psychiatric Times “Couch in Crisis” blog.

Hazing Is Just Structured Bullying: Why we cherish rituals that let the strong prey on the weak

Click here to read “Hazing Is Just Structured Bullying: Why we cherish rituals that let the strong prey on the weak” by Olga Cheselka, Ph.D. from Psychology Today on August 5, 2012.

Olga Cheselka, Ph.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the William Alanson White Institute, where she teaches in the Postdoctoral Externship Program and the Eating Disorders, Compulsions and Addictions Service. She has a special interest in the issue of development of selfhood in interaction with society and culture. She has a private practice in New York City and Westchester, New York, where she works with adults, couples, and adolescents.