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Meet the Author with Cordelia Schmidt-Hellerau, PhD
Memory's Eyes: A New York Oedipus Novel (IPBooks, 2020) is written for readers who enjoy playing with concepts and storylines, here namely the classical Oedipus myth, Sophocles’ three Theban plays, the psychoanalytical concept of the Oedipus complex, and its pop-cultural adaptations in cartoons and jokes.
Racial Dissociation: Asian American Dynamics in the Clinic and the Classroom
In recent months and years, America’s political and cultural climate has shone a disruptive light on our collective values and shared racial histories. Many of us, however, remain largely blind to the manifold, subtle, productive, and pathologic psychic adaptations necessary for those who are marginalized by these racial dynamics.
Featured Paper
"Psychoanalysis and Our Cultural Crisis," an article by this month's BPSI author, José Saporta, MD. Click the banner to read an excerpt of the content.

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The BPSI Referral Service is closed through the month of December. Please note BPSI does not provide direct clinical care, or handle urgent referrals. If you require urgent clinical attention, please contact your physician or go to your local emergency room.

Our Commitment to Anti-Racism

Our Anti-Racism pledge is a public commitment to acknowledge the history of race and racism as a shared problem that must be addressed by psychoanalysis, as a fundamental issue of human rights, and to give sustained attention to values, priorities, and efforts to achieve meaningful change.