Paul W. Mosher, M.D.

 



 

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"Written by two of the leading  individuals in the field, Confidentiality and Its Discontents is a clearly readable and well-argued zccount of the debates about confidentiality in psychiatry and psychoanalysis."
--SANDOR GILMAN, Emory University.
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"Confidentiality and its Discontents provides careful descriptions and discussions of a range of privacy cases that demonstrate  the rapidly escalating problems assoicated with the supposed confidentiality of the psychotherapeutic relationship.  Confidentiality and Its Discontents will be a useful and unique resource to many mental health training programs."
-- PAUL BRINICH, Clin Prof. (Emeretus) , Depts. of Psychology and Psychiatry, Univ. of North Carlina, Chapel Hill.
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"Psychoanalysis has been plagued by errant and abusive practitioners since its inception. In this outstanding new volume, Jeffrey Berman and Paul Mosher have traced the history of sexual boundary violations in great detail. Their meticulous research into appalling cases of analyst misconduct in the consulting room (and elsewhere) makes for a fascinating and chilling read. The siren song of counter-transference requires systematic processing by the analyst, hopefully in consultation with a trusted colleague. We are all vulnerable to self-deception. Hence psychoanalysts and psychotherapists should read this book, which is the most thorough history of analysis going awry that has ever been published. I highly recommend it"
--GLEN O. GABBARD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and Training & Supervising Analyst at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston.
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"Psychiatric treatment has the potential of immense good. That results from the combination of the psychological power of the therapist and the vulnerability of the patient. However that power, and that vulnerability, can also lead to great evil. Berman and Mosher have assembled some startling and horrible examples of the several ways in which that evil may occur. Sick or criminal doctors, foolish patients, sexual temptations, financial temptations, and the disturbing recurrent tendency of the profession to deny its problems, or at least to keep them to itself, are culpable. The authors have done the community and the mental health profession an immense service-- bringing light and fresh air to what has long been kept secret. Their meticulous research and gift at storytelling brings us tales of rape, theft and unbridled grandiosity. These reflect universal human themes that will no doubt continue, but thanks to Berman, Mosher and others like them, the profession's primary loyalty is shifting from shielding its bad seeds to protecting its patients."
--ROBERT MICHELS, Former Chair, Department of Psychiatry Former Dean and Provost for Medical Affairs
Cornell University Medical College
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"A brilliant, erudite, comprehensive and enthralling account of the history of boundary violations of both sexual and non-sexual kinds. The account reveals the narcissism and entitlement of the violators along with the often inadequate responses to their egregious unethical activities. These case studies are lessons from the past not to be ignored today."
--DOUGLAS KIRSNER, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy & Psychoanalytic Studies at
Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia,
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"This brave and intriguing book raises deeply important questions. Any powerful weapon can be used for good or for ill. That is certainly the case with psychotherapy. Off the Tracks chronicles many missteps, but ends with a clear vision of a way forward. if psychiatry has any sense, it will follow where Drs. Berman and Mosher lead."
--TM LUHRMANN, Watkins University Professor, Anthropology Department, Stanford University,  Author, Of Two Minds
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"Off the Tracks: Cautionary Tales About the Derailing of Mental Health Care delivers more than its title. It is both a stimulating, accessible read and a highly researched, valuable, and thought provoking work. It will appeal to both professionals and the general public. The authors' thesis, that treatment relationships are a powerful force in and of itself, is illustrated by extensive narrative examples of various theoretical approaches of mismanaged relationships that harmed patients. The authors include physical treatments since they too involve clinical judgments. The range of examples in the study is extensive. Off the Tracks will intrigue and enrich all readers."
--JUDITH SCHACHTER, Former President, American Psychoanalytic Association (1994-1996)
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"Mental health services are badly needed (and do much good), but have sometimes gone off the rails. This entertaining and accurate history tells many of these stories, each of which is a lesson in the dangers of naivete and hubris."
--JOEL PARIS, Emeritus Professor
of Psychiatry, McGill University;
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