“Inception”: Lost in Dreams, Guilt and Grief
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Imagine being trapped in a dream, unable to awaken, unable to find your way to reality. Let that dream have at its core a traumatic loss. That is the nightmarish experience endured by Dominic Cobb, the central protagonist (hardly a hero) of Christopher Nolan’s film, Inception. For better or for worse, any viewer who manages not to get distracted by the non-stop action and special effects is also prone to being trapped in this nightmare. Continue reading “Inception”: Lost in Dreams, Guilt and Grief

Rudolf Ekstein: On the 100th Anniversary of his Birth by N. Szajnberg, MD Managing Editor
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Rudi Ekstein, when he came to Chicago, called himself “Rudi Appleseed.” This captured his humor, his sense of wandering and his adopted America.  He was a regular at the Orthogenic School, Dr. B. (Bettelheim) and he bantered  warmly, even as Dr. B. insisted that the milieu was more useful for severely disturbed children than individual psychotherapy (at the early phases of residential care).  Rudi, transplanted from Topeka to LA, now sporting Hollywoodish frilly tuxedo sleeves and collar, although tieless, leonine headed with full hair, was a  physical counterpoint to bald Dr. B.  Both were short, both were brilliant, dedicated pedagogues, clinicians. Continue reading Rudolf Ekstein: On the 100th Anniversary of his Birth by N. Szajnberg, MD Managing Editor