Colloquium Series 2011
The Adelphi Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
and the
Adelphi Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy





Redefining Mental Health


Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D.
A paradigm shift in our profession has caused a movement away from the traditional emphasis on the healing relationship toward technical procedures directed to ameliorate externally observable symptoms of categorical disorders. A vital focus that has all but disappeared during this paradigm shift is our shared conception of overall mental health, defined by inferred internal experience, not just observable phenomena. In the mid-20th century, there was spirited professional conversation about this topic. We need to revive such conversation. Accordingly, this presentation will review tradi tional constructs pertaining to mental health as well as more recent conceptualizations and their implications for both treatment and mental health policy.

Friday, January 21, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Adelphi University
Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Avenue
Garden City, New York

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