Psychoanalysis, the American Psychological Association, and the Involvement of Psychologists at Guantanamo Bay

Psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist, is a supervising and training analyst at The Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, an associate professor of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Medical School, and a faculty member of The Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis, the Minnesota Institute for Psychoanalysis, the Wisconsin Institute for Psychoanalysis, and The Tampa Bay Institute for Psychoanalysis. He is author of three books. Object Relations Theories and Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Text (TAP, 1994), Transcending the Self (TAP, 1999), and Self Creation: Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Art of the Possible (TAP, 2005), as well as numerous papers and book reviews in professional journals and given many presentations at scientific meetings. A member of the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychology, he has lectured and conducted workshops throughout the country on the application of object relations theories to the therapeutic action of psychoanalytic therapy. He has been given The Teacher of the Year award by the Division of Clinical Psychology at Northwestern University Medical School, The Joan Fleming Award For Teaching Excellence by The Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, The Donald Kaplan Award for Excellence in Teaching by The Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis, The Distinguished Educator Award by The International Federation of Psychoanalytic Education, and The Hans Strupp Award For Contributions to Psychoanalysis by The Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society. He maintains a private practice of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Chicago, Illinois.