Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Murder-suicide in post-Katrina New Orleans: A perfect storm of multidetermined causes
Journal Article International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies · June 1, 2024 This applied psychoanalytic paper explores the phenomenon of murder-suicide in post-Katrina New Orleans, focusing on the case of Zack Bowen and Addie Hall. The aftermath of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina often leads to increased mental health iss ... Full text CiteIncorporating Brain Explanations in Psychoanalysis: Tennessee Williams as a Case Study.
Journal Article Psychodyn Psychiatry · 2022 Despite Tennessee Williams's genius as a playwright who could represent his inner emotional struggles in his art, psychoanalysis was unable to free him from the powerful "blue devils" within him. Williams's inability to engage with psychoanalysis presents ... Full text Link to item CiteImpaired Mind-Body Connections in Psychosomatic Patients: A Contemporary Neuropsychodynamic Model.
Journal Article Psychodyn Psychiatry · 2019 In alexithymia-type psychosomatic patients who do not have the capacity to mentalize, arousal is experienced non-symbolically within the body. These people also often have significant histories of attachment trauma and other adverse childhood experiences. ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans ·
1982
M.D.