International Journal of Controversial Discussions Issue Volume #4 Issue #2

By Tamar SchwartzApril 6, 2016October 17, 2026 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: The International Journal of Controversial Discussions Volume #4 Issue #2. The theme of the issue is Psychedelics and Psychoanalytic Treatment and it is edited by Neal Spira. It includes articles and commentaries by Neal Spira, C.J. Healy, Lawrence G. Fischman, Chistopher W. T. Miller, Tracy Sidesinger, Thomas Brod, and Robert Galatzer-Levy. This journal is supported by a generous grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation.

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“DOOM” IN DOOMSCROLLING

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 3, 2026November 3, 2026 Psychoanalysis, Science

Click Here to Read: “DOOM” IN DOOMSCROLLING by Elliot Jurist on his MENTAL[IZING] HEALTH: NEWSLETTER #81 Substack on November 01, 2026.

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What life in Denmark shows about the power of emotional safety

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 3, 2026November 3, 2026 General, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: What life in Denmark shows about the power of emotional safety by Ruth Aharoni Nielsen, psychologist on the Psyche website.

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Roy Lichtenstein’s Witty Critiques of Masculinity

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 3, 2026November 3, 2026 Arts

Click Here to Read: Roy Lichtenstein’s Witty Critiques of Masculinity: The artist’s best work, in a new retrospective at the Whitney Museum, directs his campy humor at gender stereotypes By Hilton Als in The New Yorker Magazine on November 2, 2026.

M-Maybe Roy Lichtenstein. 1965, Oil and Magna on canvas

Is bad mental health an economic problem at its core?

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 3, 2026November 3, 2026 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: Is bad mental health an economic problem at its core? by Karina Petrova on the PsyPost website on April 23, 2026.

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In an age of AI, Wildwood is a film that reminds us human creativity is irreplaceable

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 3, 2026November 3, 2026 Film

Click Here to Read: In an age of AI, Wildwood is a film that reminds us human creativity is irreplaceable by Ari Chand on the Conversation website on October 22, 2026.

The feeling that unites a divided America: My essay on the defining political emotion of the age

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: ESSAY: The feeling that unites a divided America: My essay on the defining political emotion of the age, now in Ink by Anand Giridharadas on The Ink newsletter on October 29, 2026.

R46 train led by car #6248 at Bedford-Nostrand Avenue. Image: Adam E. Moreira. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Psychoanalysis at the Margins: Awais Aftab of “Psychiatry at the Margins” on Freud, science, and the hope for psychoanalysis

By Tamar SchwartzNovember 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Psychoanalysis, Science

Click Here to Read: Psychoanalysis at the Margins: Awais Aftab of “Psychiatry at the Margins” on Freud, science, and the hope for psychoanalysis by Awais Aftab and The American Psychoanalyst on the Substack on The American Psychoanalyst October 29, 2026.