Lacanian Diagnosis (Presentation via Zoom)

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2 CE Credits for Psychoanalysts, Psychologists, and Social Workers

Practitioners and General Public $40  |  Students: Free

Unlike many other analytical traditions, Lacanian psychoanalysis gives a special importance to diagnostic questions.  This seminar will introduce Lacanian diagnostic categories and discuss both why they may be relevant to clinical practice and what clinical elements allow diagnoses to be made.

Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst working in London.  He is a member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research and of The College of Psychoanalysts-UK.  He is the author of several books, including Why Do Women Write More Letters Than They Post?; Freud's Footnotes; Stealing the Mona Lisa: What Art Stops Us From Seeing; Why Do People Get Ill? (with David Corfield); The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia, and Depression; What is Madness?; Strictly Bipolar; Hands; Why Can’t We Sleep? (2019); and Jouissance: Sexuality, Suffering, and Satisfaction (2021).  He writes frequently about contemporary art. 

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Please register at least 24 hours in advance. For those who register promptly, the zoom invitation will be emailed the Monday before the event, with reminders periodically afterward. Be sure to check your junk, spam, and promotions emails.