“The early parental caregiving is inscribed in the body of the baby and contributes to the structure of his mind. All the primary inscriptions program and shape, not only the brain of the newborn, but also are going to reemerge when this baby will become a parent.” Meropi Michaleli, Ph.D Athens Episode Description: Harvey Schwartz…

“Most primary care family physicians you talk to will say that about half of their patient visits, in any given week, are emotional, situational, and relational problems.” Randall Paulsen MD Boston Episode Description: Harvey Schwartz welcomes Dr. Randall Paulsen who is a psychiatrist, a training and supervising psychoanalyst and past president of the Boston Psychoanalytic…

“The skin disorder got worse every spring time coinciding with the time of the death of his father.” Jorge Ulnik MD, PhD Buenos Aires Episode Description: Harvey Schwartz welcomes Dr. Jorge Ulnik, who is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Argentine Psychoanalytic Association. Dr. Ulnik has devoted his professional career to the mind-body interface…

“ A psychoanalytic consultant is really the enemy of people ignoring the role that the unconscious has in their lives, just denying that there is an unconscious effect on their rationally selected behaviour. I strongly believe that the interferences from the unconscious can be minimized by a consultant, just as we can minimize the irrational…

“One of his delusions was that all the doctors treating him were fake doctors. After about two years of therapy, this delusion went away. He later considered that ‘you cannot be a doctor without listening to your patient. If you don’t listen to your patient and try to understand him, you’re a fake doctor.”  There…

“Psychoanalysis has created a precious tool, the psychoanalytic method. The psychoanalytic method can be used in our consulting rooms, but we think that this precious tool that we have developed can be used in other territories.” Virginia Ungar MD Buenos Aires Episode Description: Harvey Schwartz welcomes, as the first guest of IPA Off The Couch,…