About the Editors

César A. Alfonso, M.D., Editor of Psychodynamic Psychiatry, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York, Adjunct Professor at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, and Visiting Professor at the National University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. He also teaches at New York Medical College and Northwell Health. He serves as Chair of the Psychotherapy Section of the World Psychiatric Association. His recent work includes the study of the psychodynamic determinants of treatment adherence, biopsychosocial and transcultural aspects of suicide, the clinical care of persons with low vision and medical multimorbidities, and the design and implementation of psychotherapy training programs.

Jennifer I. Downey, M.D., Editor of Psychodynamic Psychiatry, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. She is also on the faculty of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. She was a sex researcher before becoming a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and with Richard C. Friedman wrote about sexual fantasy, sexual orientation, and sexual minorities. Her current interests include women's health, sexuality in people with psychiatric disorders, individuals with gender dysphoria and nonbinary gender identities, and teaching psychodynamic psychotherapy skills in psychiatric training programs.

Debra A. Katz, M.D., Deputy Editor of Psychodynamic Psychiatry is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Faculty at the Center on Trauma and Children at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington. She is also a faculty member and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. She completed residencies and is board certified in pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Katz served as a residency program director for many years and is the recipient of numerous teaching awards. Dr. K