Susan C. Vaughan is an American author, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She serves as the Director of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (2017-),[1] Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.
Vaughan has written widely on gender, sexuality and the neuroscience behind psychotherapy.[2] She is the author of three books: The Talking Cure: The Science Behind Psychotherapy,[3][4][5][6] Half Empty, Half Full: Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism,[7] and Viagra: A Guide to the Phenomenal Potency Promoting Drug.[8]
Education edit
Vaughan graduated from Harvard College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.,[9][10]
Selected publications edit
- Half Empty, Half Full Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism, Harcourt, New York, NY, 2000
- The Talking Cure The Science Behind Psychotherapy, Grosset/Putnam, 1998
- Psychoanalysis and Homosexuality: Do we need a new theory. J of Am Psychoanal. 2001;49: 1157–1186
- Scrambled Eggs. Psychological meanings of new reproductive choices for lesbians. J Infant Child Adolescent Psychotherapy 2007;6: 141-155
- The Dignity of One's Experience: Finding dignity in the lives of LGBTQ people. Chapter in Dignity, S. Akhtar, ed., Routledge, 2015
References edit
- ^ "Susan C. Vaughan, MD". Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. 9 February 2017.
- ^ Condor, Bob. "Psychology of rebound is so simple". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (31 July 1997). "Sure, It's All in Your Head, but at Least Science Knows Why". The New York Times.
- ^ "Author makes convincing case for science behind therapy". Deseret News. 14 September 1997.
- ^ Restak, Richard (22 June 1997). "Rewiring". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Talking Cure". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Half Empty, Half Full: Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Kuczynski, Alex (17 May 1998). "Curious Women Are Seeing if Viagra Works Wonders for Them". The New York Times.
- ^ "Susan C. Vaughan, MD". Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. 22 January 2019.
- ^ Levine, Susan S. (14 December 2015). Dignity Matters: Psychoanalytic and Psychosocial Perspectives. ISBN 9781781816288. Retrieved 22 January 2019.