For the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Freud’s publication of The Wolf Man, HamAva Institute and The Tehran Institute of Psychiatry have organized a symposium at The Iran University of Medical [Read More]
Dr. William Sharp is a contributing author for the new book, Daredevil Psychology: The Devil You Know. The book addresses psychological concepts appearing in Marvel’s Daredevil comics and in the popular television series. In his [Read More]
BGSP faculty member Dr. John Madonna authored an article entitled “God in the Hour: Religious Faith and Psychoanalytic Treatment.” It has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Pastoral Care [Read More]
The first words in the movie, spoken by Connor, are “How does this story begin?” to which the monster replies, “It begins like so many stories. With a boy too old to be a kid, too young to be a man, and a nightmare.” Much like treatment beginnings, we don’t know what any of this means yet – but all the answers are there, in codes we can’t yet decipher until we know the person better. We have to look at the data the we are presented with to begin making sense of it all, and the group at this BGSP event rose to the challenge. [Read More]
BGSP faculty member Dr. Siamak Movahedi authored an article appearing in the latest edition of the International Forum of Psychoanalysis. The article entitled “Persian tales on the couch: Notes on [Read More]
It’s time again to grapple with what to do to so that the Parkland students’ wish for #neveragain can someday be realized. In the aftermath and the public outcry we ask ourselves why highly specialized military weapons are so easily accessed by obviously disturbed individuals. Will we finally make changes to our gun laws that value human life and safe schools more than the insanity of the NRA and its second amendment fanatics? Is the answer in background checks and improved mental health services? We must do whatever we can to keep killing machines out of the hands of deranged individuals. If improved mental health services are the answer, what kind of improvements should be considered? [Read More]
Program Director Dr. Stephen Soldz arranged a briefing in January for Arthur Evans, CEO and senior staff from the Practice and Science Directorates of the American Psychological Association on the [Read More]
Working for social justice comes in many forms, including partnering with governments to do translate health research into policy. The Washington Global Health Alliance recognized a team of researchers from [Read More]
Program Director Dr. Stephen Soldz is arranging a panel to address the growing body of research indicating the efficacy of psychodynamic treatment. [Read more.] [Read More]
BGSP faculty member, Dr. Siamak Movahedi presented his case ‘The Pregnant Moment’ in Psychoanalytic Listening” to Annual Meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association this February. His case focused on identifying messages [Read More]
