ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

Images in Psychiatry: Franz Alexander, 1891–1964

By Judd Marmor — 2002

Alexander was a rare psychoanalytic pioneer who, despite a thorough grounding in classical Freudian theory, had the courage, vision, and flexibility to modify his thinking in the light of newer knowledge. His productivity ranged creatively over fields as diverse as psychosomatic medicine, sociology, philosophy, criminology, and the visual arts.

Read on ajp.psychiatryonline.org

FindCenter Post-Image

What Is Existential Theory and How Is It Used in Therapy?

"Life is filled with a lot of big questions: What’s the point? What’s the meaning? Why am I here? Existential theory tries to answer a lot of those questions to help people find meaning and understanding."

Article
Kimberly Holland
2020
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Ever Heard of a Naturopath? Here’s Why You May Want to See One

According to conventional wisdom, when you’re sick, you call the doctor. (And maybe your mom.) But your trusty MD may not be the only one who can cure what ails you—especially if you’ve paid him or her a visit already and still aren’t feeling well.

Article
Nicole Frehsee
2015
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Labels Like ‘Alternative Medicine’ Don’t Matter. The Science Does.

As long as you can prove that it works, it doesn’t matter what you call it.

Article
Aaron E. Carroll
2015
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Autoimmune Spectrum: Does It Exist, and Are You on It?

Autoimmunity—which affects three quarters more women than it does men—encompasses a range of conditions and diseases that involve the immune system mistakenly attacking the body’s own organs, tissues, and cells.

Article
goop Staff
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

When Freud Meets fMRI

The emerging field of “neuropsychoanalysis” aims to combine two fundamentally different areas of study—psychoanalysis and neuroscience—for a whole new way of understanding how the mind works.

Article
Casey Schwartz
2015
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Why Freud Survives

He's been debunked again and again—and yet we still can't give him up.

Article
Louis Menand
2017
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Bad Freudian Fathers

To a believer in the impossible profession, the family memoirs of famous psychoanalysts constitute a troubling but delicious genre. There is a certain satisfaction in reading about the unhappy marriages and not good enough parenting skills of bad Freudian fathers.

Article
Rachel Shteir
2015
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis is a form of psychotherapy based on understanding the unconscious mental processes that determine a person’s thoughts, actions, and feelings.

Article
Kimberly Holland
2019
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience: The Bridge Between Mind and Brain

After years of investigations, deriving from research and clinical work of the last century, the discovery of neural networks, together with the free energy principle, we are observing under a new light psychodynamic neuroscience in its exploration of the mind-brain system.

Article
Filippo Cieri, Roberto Esposito
2019
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Influence of Psychoanalysis on the Field of Psychology

There is no question that psychoanalysis—both as a therapeutic approach and theoretical outlook—has left its mark on psychology.

Article
Kendra Cherry
2020
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Psychoanalysis