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Take The CME Test For Psychoanalysis in Modern Psychiatry, TCPR, June 2016

After reading the issue, click here to take the CME test and earn your certificate. Read More

Early Trauma and Epigenetics: Can Psychotherapy Demethylate Our Genes?

We know that childhood trauma can scar our patients psychologically—but new research suggests it might actually change their genes. Read More

Five Psychoanalytic Concepts for Your Practice

Psychoanalytic training may not be right for you, but here are some analytic concepts that can be useful to anyone practicing psychiatry. Read More

I’m a Psychoanalyst—and Here’s Why I Love It

Dr. Twersky-Kengmana is an early-career psychiatrist, trained in a mainstream residency, and she prescribes medication to the majority of her patients. Yet, about 10% of her practice is psychoanalytic. In this article, she discusses the current status of psychoanalysis, some of the evidence for its efficacy, and why she has found it so useful for her patients. Read More

Anger, Anxiety, and Pain: A Description of an Analytic Session

Patient details have been fictionalized in this presentation of real cases that represent common critical issues. Read More

How Psychoanalysis Works

Psychoanalysis is both a form of treatment and a theory of mind and development. The treatment involves the exploration of the unconscious meaning of symptoms and behaviors. The idea is that many of our patients’—and our own—personality traits and behaviors are governed by unconscious forces. Read More