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The Riggs Blog is a mix of news about clinical work, research and educational activities from the Austen Riggs Center, as well as a source for information beyond our walls that we find interesting and thought-provoking. Senior clinical experts, researchers, and editors review all clinical content on this blog before it is published.
In November of 2016, Dr. Eric M. Plakun’s first piece as psychotherapy columnist for the Journal of Psychiatric Practice was published. You can read this piece and his more recent columns here.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Submissions now being accepted for $3,000 Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media
Austen Riggs Center Winter 2019-20 newsletter, reporting out on our Centennial Conference, addressing the need for freedom to medically necessary treatment, and more.
Moving the needle on the mental health crisis demands new (and old) solutions, argues Tom Insel, MD, in these select remarks from his keynote presentation, “Beyond Magical Thinking.”
The top 10 blogs from the Austen Riggs Center in 2019 – featuring the four freedoms of mental health, opioid use, mental health parity, and more.
Your gift to the Austen Riggs Center Annual Fund supports our mission of helping people with complex psychiatric problems take charge of their lives.
This video series is taken from our Centennial Conference and features excerpts from many of the presentations – check back often or bookmark the Riggs Blog to see new videos.
Can a psychodynamic approach work for children with ADHD? Francine Conway, PhD, makes the case in support of that position in these select remarks from her presentation, “The ADHD Compassion Project: Dispelling the Illusion of Children with ADHD as the ‘Bad’ Other.”
The Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center is pleased to announce the following two free events this week.
Each fall, Riggs Theatre 37 stages a production in the intimate Riggs Theatre located at 37 Main Street in Stockbridge on the second floor. This year’s production, On the Razzle, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Kevin G. Coleman, will be performed nightly at 7:30 p.m. from Tuesday, December 10 through Sunday, December 15.
The December 1, 2019 edition of Medical Monday on WAMC Northeast Public Radio featured Austen Riggs Center Medical Director/CEO Eric M. Plakun, MD. On the program, Dr. Plakun spoke about a number of mental health topics and answered questions from listeners.
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