#444 Joel Paris: Psychoanalysis and Modern Psychiatry
RECORDED ON DECEMBER 25th 2020.
Dr. Joel Paris is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, and Research Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital. His research interests include developmental factors in personality disorders (especially borderline personality), and culture and personality. He’s the author of many books, including An Evidence-Based Critique of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, The Fall of an Icon: Psychoanalysis and Academic Psychiatry, and Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry.
In this episode, we focus on psychoanalysis. We start with a history of psychoanalysis, and its theoretical bases. We talk about the importance of taking individual differences into account when studying human psychology. The clinical aspect of psychoanalysis, and comparing it to cognitive-behavioral therapy. We discuss what psychoanalysis gets wrong about the subconscious mind, repressed memories, and defense mechanisms. We talk about how psychoanalysts have been trying to force neuroscience into their preconceived theories. We address some of the most pressing issues in modern psychiatry. We finish by asking if it is possible to reconcile psychoanalysis with modern scientific psychology.
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Intro
The history and theoretical bases of psychoanalysis
The importance of individual differences
Psychoanalysis in the clinic
The limitations of psychoanalysis; the subconscious mind, repressed memories, defense mechanisms
The limitations of neuroscience
Modern psychiatry (psychopharmacology, overdiagnosing, depression, and other disorders)
Is it possible to reconcile psychoanalysis with contemporary scientific research in psychology?
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