Contemporary Freudian Society – NY Division Annual Conference

Contemporary Freudian Society – NY Division Annual Conference
Sunday, October 21, 2012
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Hatch Auditorium
Madison Avenue & 100th Street

The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy:
The Talking Cure in the Era of Prozac, Managed Care, and Evidence-Based Practice
Jonathan Shedler, PhD, presenter
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Orca Mothers Coddle Adult Sons, Study Finds

Click here to read “Orca Mothers Coddle Adult Sons, Study Finds” by Sindya N. Bhanoo from The New York Times on September 17, 2012.

Humans, pilot whales and killer whales are the only known species in which females have a prolonged period of menopause — a time of life when they cannot reproduce. Now, a study in the journal Science reports the purpose that menopause serves in orcas: for females to care for their sons and make sure their genes are passed on to future generations.