The following piece was adapted from remarks initially delivered on February 21st, 2017 following a screening of the documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. It was first printed in the Spring/Summer 2017 edition of the BPSI Bulletin, which can be read here. The “Off the Couch” series will resume Thursday, September 19th. © Ronald Wimberly, 2015 Michele Baker, MD I was...
“2+2=5”: Reason and Empathy in a Post-Factual Era
Today marks exactly two months since the Women’s March on Washington, one of the largest protests the capitol and the country have ever witnessed. We asked BPSI member and Social Awareness Chair Dr. Deborah Choate for her thoughts on how our new political reality affects human relationships, both in the realm of psychoanalysis and in the “real” world. Deborah Choate, MD “Alternative facts.” The...
The Election and Family Values
By: Alexandra Murray Harrison, M.D. Important Note: The image in this post and in all the previous ones are not images of the children discussed in the posting. They are simply children whose photos I have collected throughout my travels. After the election, I was moved to write a blog post to parents and other child caregivers to support them in talking to their children about the election. Many parents at the preschool where I consult were...
Violence in Orlando
June 17, 2016 From: James Walton, MD, President Re: Violence in Orlando Five days ago we were shocked to learn of the horrifying attack and murder of so many Americans at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. We feel sadness and outrage at the terrible loss of life and great sympathy for the wounded and for the friends and families of those who were killed. In speaking of the attack on the nightclub frequented by the LGBTQ community,...
Featured Radio Show with Catherine Kimble, MD & Benjamin Herbstman, MD
At midnight on Friday, March 25th, BPSI members Catherine Kimble and Benjamin Herbstman joined radio talk show host Bradley Jay on his show Jay Talking on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 to talk about psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and an assortment of other therapy-related topics. The program focused on helping his listeners distinguish between psychoanalysis, psychodynamic therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapies. They discussed how a...
“Los Momentos Magicos”: A Practical Model for Child Mental Health Professionals to Volunteer by Supporting Caregivers in Institutions in Developing Countries
By Alexandra Murray Harrison, Boston, USA In the context of visits to orphanages and hospitals in Central America and India, I have developed a model for mental health professionals in developed countries to volunteer their consultation services to caregivers of children in developing countries, in a long-term relationship, with episodic visits and regular skype contact. What appears in this issue of Perspectives is an excerpt from my...