Austen Riggs Center

A leading psychiatric residential treatment center that treats adults using intensive, four times/weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy. 800-51-RIGGS

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In this free YouTube lecture, Edward R. Shapiro, MD, explores the influential theories of Melanie Klein and Otto Kernberg and their impact on contemporary psychoanalytic thinking. Through clinical examples and case-based teaching, Dr. Shapiro examines object relations theory, projective identification, personality development, ego formation, attachment, aggression, identity diffusion, and the origins of personality disorders.
The presentation traces the evolution of psychoanalytic concepts from Freud through Klein, Bion, and Kernberg, demonstrating how early relational experiences shape personality structure, emotional development, and interpersonal functioning. Particular attention is given to borderline personality organization, narcissism, primitive defenses, transference, countertransference, and the therapeutic process.
https://t.co/taeQUQBvdb

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A fascinating history of the psychoanalytic hospital.

For more than a century, Riggs has championed the idea that people are more than diagnoses—and that psychological suffering cannot always be reduced to symptoms alone.

Read more: https://t.co/0eqD45s5Zr

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This article highlights the important role of psychotherapy in preventing relapse in schizophrenia.

At Austen Riggs, we share the belief that recovery involves more than symptom reduction—it requires understanding the whole person through psychotherapy, meaningful relationships, patient agency, and therapeutic community.

https://t.co/KWoI2VjYhT
#Psychotherapy #Schizophrenia #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #AustenRiggs

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The next YouTube lecture in our "From Freud to Today: Psychoanalytic Theories in Clinical Practice" series has been published.
This lecture, presented by Jeremy Ridenour, PsyD, ABPP, introduces ego psychology by tracing the key debates that emerged after Freud’s death, beginning with the influential disagreements between Anna Freud and Melanie Klein. It then explores Heinz Hartmann’s development of ego psychology as a form of psychoanalysis grounded in scientific and biological theory, drawing on Darwinian ideas and positioning itself in contrast to cultural psychoanalysis. These concepts are illustrated with clinical examples, including work with patients experiencing schizophrenia. The lecture concludes with David Rapaport’s contributions, focusing on his role at the Austen Riggs Center and his work on diagnostic psychological testing and metapsychology.
https://t.co/io0BgTbtfb via @YouTube #psychoanalysis

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At Austen Riggs, our Online IOP helps emerging adults stay connected to school and daily life while receiving specialized mental health care. Questions? Join our office hours Friday. https://t.co/8I2qPHU5ad

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New research highlights a major gap in care for college students experiencing psychosis—even when students recognize they need help. Early support matters.
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These sessions are designed specifically for clinicians and referral partners who want a clearer picture of what Austen Riggs offers, which patients tend to be the best fit, and how the admissions and evaluation process works. Learn more at https://t.co/uB1r9E7Uki.

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Thanks to all the folks who stopped by our booth at the @APApsychiatric Annual Meeting. See you next year in NYC! #APAAM26

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This lecture on our YouTube channel explores the life and ideas of Sigmund #Freud, the founder of #psychoanalysis, and the origins of modern theories of the mind. Learn how Freud’s early work with hysteria and the “talking cure” led to groundbreaking concepts, including repression, unconscious drives, transference, and repetition compulsion.
The presentation also explains Freud’s major theoretical models—from the topographical model (conscious, preconscious, unconscious) to the later structural model of id, ego, and superego—and how these ideas help us understand symptoms, dreams, slips of the tongue, and human behavior.
Drawing on key works such as The Interpretation of Dreams, Beyond the Pleasure Principle, and The Ego and the Id, this talk connects Freud’s theories to psychoanalytic practice today.
https://t.co/rsKWXwVDRg

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As students return home from college for the summer, many are left navigating the academic, emotional, or interpersonal impact of a difficult semester.

Austen Riggs Center’s Online Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for young adults in MA or VT can serve as a summer intensive, offering structured, psychodynamic treatment while students remain in their home environments.

We invite you to join our Virtual Office Hours today. Learn more at https://t.co/XDDJ22fteR

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We’ve launched a new lecture series on our YouTube channel. From Freud to Today: Psychoanalytic Theories in Clinical Practice introduces major psychoanalytic theorists and shows how their ideas are used in clinical work today. https://t.co/D5BdAtnK6V #psychoanalysis

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Our clinicians are presenting at the @APApsychiatric 2026 Annual Meeting. See the full details of the presentations at https://t.co/8N1iqaZwvV.

Plus, we will be at booth #1930 in the exhibit hall. Stop by and say hi.

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The Relationship Between Psychiatrist and Patient Also Matters When Prescribing Medication https://t.co/r7nBS0l2H2

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Choosing a residential psychiatric treatment program is a meaningful and often complex decision. These free online sessions are designed for individuals and families who are trying to figure out if residential treatment is the right choice. Learn more at https://t.co/gOl7dkJQ1E.

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These sessions are designed specifically for clinicians and referral partners who want a clearer picture of what Austen Riggs offers, which patients tend to be the best fit, and how the admissions and evaluation process works. Learn more at https://t.co/uB1r9E7Uki.

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We appreciate you raising this, and want to clear up a misunderstanding. The Residents' Conference is not an interdisciplinary clinical conference — it's a targeted educational event for psychiatric residents and residency program directors, addressing curriculum gaps specific to that training context (e.g., psychodynamics of the hospital system and of psychopharmacology).

The audience is intentionally narrow: most MDs are excluded as well, not just non-MDs. It's designed to meet a specific training need.

Austen Riggs has a robust calendar of virtual live and on-demand programs that welcome clinicians across disciplines and reflect our longstanding commitment to collaborative, humanistic care. They can be found at https://t.co/mJNdTGVVMu. We hope to see you at one of those — and we'd welcome the chance to learn more about what you're looking for. Please feel free to reach out directly at [email protected].

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Join us tonight. For more information and the link to attend, visit https://t.co/gOl7dkJQ1E.

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Join us tonight to learn about the Riggs treatment approach and if it's a good fit for you, a family member, or your patient. Our staff will be available online to answer your questions. https://t.co/gOl7dkJQ1E

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There's still time to register for tomorrow's lecture. https://t.co/NlQjH9OZCt.