by Molly Merson, MFT

Sigmund Freud: The Untold Story. Sometimes a cigar is…actually a gag gift meant to explode when the person lights it. Even Freud might likely chortle at least once while reading this article.

Meta-Analyses Were Supposed to End Scientific Debates. Often, They Only Cause More Controversy. The person responsible for coming up with the scientific process of meta-analysis did so upon undergoing psychoanalytic treatment and facing pushback from peers advocating “research-based” cognitive behavioral treatment. This article explores how meta-analysis is an effective process and yet can be easily manipulated. Sounds like data to me!

UConn Law Professor’s Book Revisits Psychoanalysis in Law. An older article from earlier this year, this piece explores personal responsibility and the law through a psychoanalytic lens of knowing one’s unconscious motivations. Without undergoing psychoanalysis or a psychoanalytic process, can a person be held responsible for unconscious enactments?