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ABSTRACT
We discuss the conceptual and technical origin of this podcast and its function of highlighting the creative work of psychoanalysts both on and off the couch. We review the challenges and controversies associated with applying a psychoanalytic sensibility in atypical settings. The essential task of learning psychoanalysis proper is emphasized, and how its unique skills and experiences can benefit the many who can’t make it into an analyst’s office. I share with Stephen the pleasures I’ve had in both learning from and getting to meet so many of our deeply devoted colleagues.
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Harvey Schwartz
Harvey Schwartz, M.D., is a training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Association of New York and the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He is the Chair of the IPA in Health Committee and his two most recent edited books are The Jewish Thought and Psychoanalysis Lectures and Applying Psychoanalysis in Medical Care. He is the host of the IPA Podcast Psychoanalysis On and Off the Couch and for general audiences a podcast that is available at HarveySchwartzMD.com.
Stephen B. Bernstein
Stephen B. Bernstein, M.D., is a training and supervising analyst, and a former Chair of the Education Committee at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. His analytic articles have centered on the preparation of patients for analysis and the transition from psychotherapy, and on how candidates and analysts can write more openly and deeply about their analytic work. He has also written on the analysis of patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).