Jack Drescher, MD, PC

03/26/2026

Honored to take on this role for the next six months.

03/25/2026

Grand Rounds at AUB tomorrow. Sadly cannot be there in person

03/12/2026

Join us at the April 10, 2026 meeting of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) Journal Club as author Austin Ratner, MD discusses his paper on "The Psychoanalyst's Resistance to the Task of Proof." This is a Zoom meeting.

You can register to attend the JC at no cost at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/INU-bITqRxexZ8wD0J6Orw

You can download Dr. Ratner's paper at this link:
https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/prev.2018.105.2.157

03/09/2026

This is the latest installment of the International Psychoanalytical Association Journal Club.

Guest authors are Vittorio Lingiardi, MD & Nancy McWilliams, PhD and a discussion of their recently published Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-3). Worth a view and worth sharing.

The IPA Journal Club (JC) is a project of the IPA Communications Committee. It meets 6 times per academic year (September-June) on Fridays at 4 PM (16:00-17:...

03/01/2026

This is my latest Substack post; worth a read and worth sharing

Some Caveats Regarding Psychodynamic Formulations

02/26/2026

“I Told the Bot, Not My Therapist” is the latest blog post from the Committee on Technology and Psychiatry of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP).

Definitely worth a read and worth sharing

When emotional support moves from therapist to chatbot, what happens to judgment and human connection?

02/22/2026

A pleasure to meet again with Father David to discuss mental health issues on Friar Time TV

Today on FRIAR TIME, Dr. Jack Drescher returns for a timely and important conversation on understanding mental illness.More than 1 in 5 adults in the United ...

02/13/2026

Please join us for the next episode of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) Journal Club

Registration Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Fu8tSRh4S_Wzivwzc06fCw #/registration

Download the PDM-3 Chapter Introduction to be discussed:
https://shorturl.at/S3yrA

02/12/2026

This is the latest blog post from the Psychopathology Committee of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP)

Feel free to share

Nearly half of young adults face mental illness or substance use disorders, fueled by social media and climate anxiety, highlighting a deepening mental health crisis.

02/07/2026

This is my latest post on Substack. Worth a read and please feel free to share

https://jdrescher.substack.com/p/psychoanalysis-is-marginalized-because

02/02/2026

The Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia is pleased to announce our upcoming program:

Clinical Issues in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of Transgender & Nonbinary Patients, taking place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, featuring Jack Drescher, MD; Willa N. France, JD; and Jack P**a, MD.

Program Description:

This program addresses the lived reality of contemporary analytic work, particularly when ideological preoccupation constrains clinical observation. Neutrality, ethical responsibility, and institutional allegiance acquire new meaning when working with transgender and nonbinary patients, trainees, and colleagues. Analysts increasingly confront a clinical dilemma: Is it psychoanalysis if I say something? Is it psychoanalysis if I don't? Legal, ideological, and institutional pressures increasingly enter the transference and countertransference and shape clinical decision-making. This panel looks directly at how contemporary politics affect technique, shape countertransference, and recruit psychoanalytic tradition as either refuge or burden.

Register at this link.

01/24/2026

This is both live in Manhattan and on Zoom
Registration is free for either at this link:
https://shorturl.at/HhCAw