Jack Drescher, MD, PC

06/15/2026

Now online. A recording of the most recent episode of the International Psychoanalytical Association’s Journal Club featuring Dr. Beatrice Beebe and her amazing research on mother-infant interactions and attachment. Worth a watch.

The IPA Journal Club (JC) is a project of the IPA Communications Co...

06/06/2026

There is still time to register for this coming Friday's (June 12) IPA Journal Club featuring the amazing mother-infant research on attachment of Dr. Beatrice Beebe. Registration link below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GZXwprK1S6aO4mu0TbhTNA #/registration

05/19/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctjvOxOY2Ig&list=PL9CZabk3nD4FQCL-Iw84vJjDa2rj-SX0Z&index=7&t=2s

May 18, 2026

Transgender Voices in Mental Health Care

What challenges are transgender patients and psychiatrists facing today?

At the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Jack Turban leads a conversation with experts in LGBTQ+ mental health about the clinical, social, and political issues impacting transgender adolescents and adults.

Joined by Jack Drescher, Jack P**a, and Lana Irons, the panel explores common misunderstandings about gender affirming care, what they are seeing in clinical practice, and how psychiatrists can better support transgender patients navigating care in a difficult environment.

They also discuss the lived experience of transgender psychiatrists, including how identity shapes practice and the challenges of working in today’s political climate.

What challenges are transgender patients and psychiatrists facing t...

05/14/2026

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

Should I Seek a Second Opinion?
By Jacob Appel, MD, JD, a member of GAP's committee on Psychiatry and the Law.

Please feel free to share

Seeking a second opinion in psychiatry can feel difficult, but additional perspectives often lead to greater clarity and better care.

05/13/2026

This is a preview of a panel I will be Chairing where Transgender and Nonbinary psychiatrists introduce themselves at the American Psychiatric Association meeting, this coming Saturday, May 16 in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center.

"Having us sit in front of a group of fellow psychiatrists and quite clearly state our identities as trans psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and psychoanalyti...

05/08/2026

The next episode of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) Journal Club is on Friday June 12, 2026.

This episode's guest, Beatrice Beebe, PhD will discuss her groundbreaking and innovative research in the study of mother-infant relationships.

You can register for the June IPA Journal Club at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GZXwprK1S6aO4mu0TbhTNA

You can view a video of Dr. Beebe's video: “Joining Your Baby’s Distress Moments: A Story of One Mother and Infant” at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfIyFLP5oXg

You can download the assigned reading at this link:
https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/wwnorton.common.public.editorial/catalog-site/pdfs/NPB/PSYCH/MotherInfantInteractionPictureBook_Chapter12.pdf

04/19/2026

This is the latest Doctors in Dialogue on the subject of “Street Psychiatry” and helping the unhoused mentally ill.

Doctors in Dialogue is a project of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP), a psychiatric think tank that has been around for 80 years.

A Doctors in Dialogue conversation with GAP Members Dr. Michael Flaum and Dr. Samuel Jackson

04/11/2026

This is the April 10 recording of the IPA Journal Club featuring Austin Ratner, MD. Worth a watch 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:...

04/03/2026

This article in the American Psychiatric Association’s Psychiatric News features transgender psychiatrists explaining to their colleagues what is going on in their lives and their patients’ lives. Definitely worth a read and worth sharing.

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