Every New Year resolutions are made, and then quickly broken. In this segment APsaA member Mark Smaller, Ph.D. explains the neural wiring behind common addictions, and how these apply to many of the habits that humans form.

Jonathan Shedler, Ph.D. recently released his much anticipated study on the efficacy of psychoanalytic therapy. The article discusses the extensive research literature demonstrating large and lasting benefits for psychoanalytic therapy, and establishes it as an evidence-based treatment. It also shows that unacknowledged psychoanalytic elements may account for treatment benefits in other forms of psychotherapy. Dr. Shedler’s study is published in the February/March issue of American Psychologist, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association. Jonathan Shedler is an Honorary APsaA member, a leading contributor to the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, and in 2004 was the first recipient of the prestigious APsaA Scientific Paper Prize.

Read the official press release by the American Psychological Association.

Read the study by Dr. Shedler, which appears in the February/March issue of American Psychologist published by APA.

APsaA member Robert (Bob) Pyles is sourced in the article, "Coaching Baseball Rookies for the Limelight" in The New York Times. Dr. Pyles points out the pitfalls associated with stardom in professional sports and the internal struggle that athletes must confront when faced with injuries or a drop-off in performance.

Dr. Mark Smaller's psychoanalytic work with Morton Alternative High School was recently covered in the Chicago edition of The New York Times.  This is one example of the type of local outreach that many of our members undertake to deliver a positive and lasting impact to their community.  Read more about how other psychoanalysts utilize their training and expertise outside of the consulting room.

Read the full article from The New York Times.