The Adolescent Neurosis in Fact and Fiction With Thedore Jacobs at NYPSI
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The followingpresentation will take place on May 29, 2013 at NYPSI.  More details to follow.

In this presentation Dr. Theodore Jacobs will discuss and read from his coming of age novel, The Year of Durocher, as well as discuss the work of a number of writers to illustrate a currently neglected aspect of analytic work:  the role of the adolescent neurosis, the enduring influence of the various phases of adolescence, on the adult personality.

Dr. Sander Abend will discuss Dr. Jacobs’ presentation.
Dr. Jacobs is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus at the Albert Einstein Continue reading The Adolescent Neurosis in Fact and Fiction With Thedore Jacobs at NYPSI

Psychiatry’s out of Touch by Jeremy D. Safran
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Note: This article is in press on the “Deliberately Considered”blog.

“PSYCHIATRY’S GUIDE IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH SCIENCE, EXPERTS SAY” : SO WHAT’S NEXT?

By Jeremy D. Safran, Ph.D.

Tuesday’s (May 7, 2013) New York Times published an article with the headline:
“PSYCHIATRY’S GUIDE IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH SCIENCE, EXPERTS SAY.”
Written by science reporters, Pam Belluck and Benedict Carey, the story
describes an important new initiative by the National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH), the largest source of federal funding for
mental health research. Continue reading Psychiatry’s out of Touch by Jeremy D. Safran

Freud auf Hebräisch
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Buchpräsentation und Podiumsdiskussion
Freud auf Hebräisch
Freitag, 24. Mai 2013, 20:00 Uhr
in deutscher Sprache
Sigmund Freud Museum / Lounge
Berggasse 19
1090 Wien

Buchpräsentation von Eran Rolnik, Podiumsdiskussion mit Clemens Jabloner (Präsident des Verwaltungsgerichtshofes) und Felix de Mendelssohn (Psychoanalytiker).
Begrüßung: Inge Scholz-Strasser Continue reading Freud auf Hebräisch

New film about Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his patient Augustine at the Film Forum
By Categories: Movies

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New film about Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his patient Augustine
AUGUSTINE
Opens May 17 in New York at Film Forum (http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/augustine) and the Eleanor Bunin Munroe Film Center at the Film Society of Lincoln Center (http://www.filmlinc.com/films/on-sale/augustine1)
For more information, visit the film’s official website: http://www.musicboxfilms.com/augustine-movies-66.php
Continue reading New film about Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his patient Augustine at the Film Forum