December 21, 2018
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One is reminded as one reads this book of Emerson’s well-known quote, “Common sense is genius dressed in work clothes.”
November 14, 2013
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It is clear from a 21st century psychiatric perspective that Augustine was suffering from PTSD, but Augustine was victimized in ways far more horrific than filmmaker Alice Wincour revealed. More in this film review by Alan Stone, MD.
March 13, 2013
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Shakespeare's understanding of the human condition miraculously transcends his culture, time, and place.
April 03, 2012
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David Cronenberg’s film "A Dangerous Method" tells the story of the relationship between Freud and Jung and a woman named Sabina who had a considerable influence on both of them.
November 17, 2011
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Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life is not easy entertainment, but for psychiatrists who might welcome an encounter with a brilliant, uncompromising mind, The Tree of Life is enthralling.
December 02, 2010
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Marco Bellocchio, one of the most psychoanalytically oriented filmmakers of his generation, entered the annals of Italian cinema in the 1960s to almost universal acclaim from critics at home and abroad.