Moral Injury Talks Pt. 1
In early April, BGSP hosted a continuing education event, Moral Injury and the Long Road Home From War. This event featured a talk by Lt. Col. Douglas Pryer, with discussion [Read More]
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WHY PSYCHOANALYSIS?
By Dr. Mary Shepherd Life is a race. Out of death. Against death. Toward death. Every move forward carries with it a weight of undoing. Life is heavy-hearted. A billion sperm [Read More]
Mental Health Professionals & Insurance Companies
By Michael Birnkrant Recent legislative changes affecting mental health insurance coverage coming about due to The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (2008) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care [Read More]
U.S. Ambivalence about Torture: An Analysis of Post-9/11 Films
By Dr. Stephen Soldz BGSP graduate Dr. Jean Rahbar has just published a paper in the online film journal Jump Cut that was based on her dissertation research in BGSP’s [Read More]
American Sniper
When asked to write an entry on the BGSP blog site about the film American Sniper memories of my time in the service, unexpectedly, came back to me. I recalled [Read More]
BiRDMAN or THE UNEXPECTED ViRTUE OF iGNORANCE
Once in a while a film comes along that seems as interesting and layered as a psychoanalytic dialogue. Birdman is such a one. From the many Hollywood and Broadway in- [Read More]
Talking Helps: An Evidence-Based Approach to Psychoanalytic Counseling
By Dr. William Sharp Psychoanalys is the talking cure and talking helps! Yet, we analysts are not always good at talking about our work so that those interested can learn [Read More]
Narcissism and Technology: Symptom, Cause, or Carry On?
By Dr. William Sharp There is debate about the impact of technology- is it a help or a hindrance? Is it impacting human development? Is it making us narcissistic? On [Read More]
The Multiple Threats of Drone Warfare
By Dr. Stephen Soldz Recently I participated in American Psychological Association (APA) annual conference and in associated meetings of Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) and the APA’s Peace Psychology Division. [Read More]
The Absence of Guiding Lights: Reflections on Recent Police Killings
By John Madonna, Ed.D. The tragedy of the loss of life in encounters with police cannot be overstated. But such events as occurred in Ferguson, Staten Island, and Cleveland are [Read More]