Susan C. Vaughan Explained

Susan C. Vaughan is an American author, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She serves as the Director of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (2017-),^[1] Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.

Vaughan has written widely on gender, sexuality and the neuroscience behind psychotherapy.^[2] She is the author of three books: The Talking Cure: The Science Behind Psychotherapy,^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Half Empty, Half Full: Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism,^[7] and Viagra: A Guide to the Phenomenal Potency Promoting Drug.^[8]

Education

Vaughan graduated from Harvard College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.,^{[9] [10]}

Selected publications

• Half Empty, Half Full Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism, Harcourt, New York, NY, 2000
• The Talking Cure The Science Behind Psychotherapy, Grosset/Putnam, 1998
• Psychoanalysis and Homosexuality: Do we need a new theory. J of Am Psychoanal. 2001;49: 1157–1186
• Scrambled Eggs. Psychological meanings of new reproductive choices for lesbians. J Infant Child Adolescent Psychotherapy 2007;6: 141-155
• The Dignity of One's Experience: Finding dignity in the lives of LGBTQ people. Chapter in Dignity, S. Akhtar, ed., Routledge, 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: Susan C. Vaughan, MD . Columbia University Department of Psychiatry . en . 9 February 2017.
2. Web site: Condor . Bob . Psychology of rebound is so simple . Chicago Tribune.
3. Web site: Lehmann-Haupt . Christopher . Sure, It's All in Your Head, but at Least Science Knows Why . The New York Times . 31 July 1997.
4. Web site: Author makes convincing case for science behind therapy . Deseret News . en . 14 September 1997.
5. Web site: Restak . Richard . Rewiring . The New York Times . 22 June 1997.
6. Web site: The Talking Cure . Publishers Weekly.
7. Web site: Half Empty, Half Full: Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism . Publishers Weekly.
8. Web site: Kuczynski . Alex . Curious Women Are Seeing if Viagra Works Wonders for Them . The New York Times . 17 May 1998.
9. Web site: Susan C. Vaughan, MD . Columbia University Department of Psychiatry . en . 22 January 2019.
10. Book: Dignity Matters: Psychoanalytic and Psychosocial Perspectives . 9781781816288 . 22 January 2019. Levine . Susan S. . 14 December 2015 .