Just One More Question
Sixteen years after my treatment ended, I returned to ask my analyst for help.
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A trip back to the origins of our species, with stone tools, Scotch and the father of cognitive dissonance.
View ArticleNotes From Psychiatry’s Battle Lines
I'm both a clinician and a historian of my field. It's not as easy as it sounds.
View ArticleWhy Therapists Should Talk Politics
Sometimes, the patient is depressed because the world is unjust.
View ArticleA Case of Polish-Jewish Relations
My patient and I both grew up in Europe during World War II. He was Catholic. I was not.
View ArticleGrieving My Patient’s Friend
It isn’t unusual for therapists to get emotionally attached to people we've never met.
View ArticleShould Therapists Write About Patients?
Even when we disguise their identities, we risk betraying them.
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