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Austen Riggs Center Board of Trustees Appoints Eric M. Plakun, MD, as Medical Director/CEO

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For Immediate Release: Media Contact: Aaron M. Beatty Communications Officer
413.931.5245 aaron.beatty@austenriggs.net Austen Riggs Center Board of Trustees Appoints Eric M. Plakun, MD, as Medical Director/CEO

Stockbridge, MA – November 14, 2018 – The Austen Riggs Center’s Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of Eric M. Plakun, MD, as medical director/CEO.

Chair of the Austen Riggs Center Board of Trustees Lisa Raskin, PhD, remarked, “We are thrilled that Eric will be taking up the role of medical director/CEO; his unwavering commitment to the Center and demonstrated leadership throughout his distinguished career have helped to make Riggs what it is today.” Continue reading Austen Riggs Center Board of Trustees Appoints Eric M. Plakun, MD, as Medical Director/CEO

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Austen Riggs Center November 2018 News & Event

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November 2018 News & Events


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“Virtuous Betrayal” and Institutional Integrity
James Krantz, PhD, was one of the featured speakers at the day-long Leadership and Institutional Integrity conference this past July at Riggs in memory of Dr. Wesley Carr. The conference examined current leadership pressures in our major institutions; in this blog, Dr. Krantz summarizes themes and ideas from his presentation. >>Read more Continue reading Austen Riggs Center November 2018 News & Event

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“Leadership and Institutional Integrity” Theme of July 21st Austen Riggs Center Conference

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For Immediate Release Media Contact: Aaron M. Beatty, Communications Officer, 413.931.5245 aaron.beatty@austenriggs.net “Leadership and Institutional Integrity” Theme of July 21st Austen Riggs Center Conference

Conference held in memory of the late Rev. Dr. A. Wesley Carr
Stockbridge, MA – June 28, 2018 – The Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center is pleased to announce “Leadership and Institutional Integrity,” a one-day conference on Saturday, July 21, being held in memory of the Rev. Dr. A. Wesley Carr, former Dean of Westminster Abbey (1997-2006), former Erikson Scholar, and former member of the Erikson Institute Council of Scholars of the Austen Riggs Center. The conference examines current leadership pressures in our major institutions of education, arts, government, and healthcare. Continue reading “Leadership and Institutional Integrity” Theme of July 21st Austen Riggs Center Conference

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Crossfire Hurricane, FDR, precursors of Nazism, Mommy brain, 1945 from Sasha Rolde on InternationalPsychoanalysis.net

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Dear Colleagues,

getting ready for the Chicago APsaA meeting, welcoming spring, and trying to ignore the national and global news ( in that order), I am preparing this weeks list of my choices on the international psychoanalytic website, which I will give you followed by the entire list; It seems that the psychology of today’s political situation – i.e. group psychology is more prevalent both in our patients’minds (what they bring at least to my office) and on our website.

My Choices:

1) Please read about”Crossfire Hurricane and FBI anxiety – apparently they all need a psychoanalyst to treat their  psychodynamics – go to it and write your comments!!!

 nternationalpsychoanalysis.net/category/general-news

2)  FDR”S solutions to the Holocaust – how “nice” was the USA? Continue reading Crossfire Hurricane, FDR, precursors of Nazism, Mommy brain, 1945 from Sasha Rolde on InternationalPsychoanalysis.net

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Austen Riggs Center Clinician and Researcher Dr. Jane Tillman Receives Significant Grant for Suicide Study

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Media Contact: Janet Hiser Director of Communications and Advancement 413.931.5333
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Austen Riggs Center Clinician and Researcher Dr. Jane Tillman Receives Significant Grant for Suicide Study

Stockbridge, MA – May 18, 2018 – Jane G. Tillman, PhD, ABPP, Evelyn Stefansson Nef Director of the Erikson Institute for Education and Research, has received a significant grant from the Fund for Psychoanalytic Research through the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) for her work, “Follow Up to States of Mind Preceding a Near Lethal Suicide Attempt Study.” In making this award, the review committee indicated that this was an important topic for study and may yield valuable information.

According to Dr. Tillman, “Suicide is a significant public health problem. Despite a burgeoning research literature that focuses primarily on biobehavioral and diagnostic risk factors, there has been little effective translation of these findings into improved clinical care of suicidal patients.” Continue reading Austen Riggs Center Clinician and Researcher Dr. Jane Tillman Receives Significant Grant for Suicide Study