Susan C. Vaughan

Susan C. Vaughan is an American author, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She serves as the Director of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (2017-),^[1] Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.

Vaughan has written widely on gender, sexuality and the neuroscience behind psychotherapy.^[2] She is the author of three books: The Talking Cure: The Science Behind Psychotherapy,^[3][4][5][6] Half Empty, Half Full: Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism,^[7] and Viagra: A Guide to the Phenomenal Potency Promoting Drug.^[8]

Education

Vaughan graduated from Harvard College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.,^[9][10]

Selected publications

• Half Empty, Half Full Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism, Harcourt, New York, NY, 2000
• The Talking Cure The Science Behind Psychotherapy, Grosset/Putnam, 1998
• Psychoanalysis and Homosexuality: Do we need a new theory. J of Am Psychoanal. 2001;49: 1157–1186
• Scrambled Eggs. Psychological meanings of new reproductive choices for lesbians. J Infant Child Adolescent Psychotherapy 2007;6: 141-155
• The Dignity of One's Experience: Finding dignity in the lives of LGBTQ people. Chapter in Dignity, S. Akhtar, ed., Routledge, 2015

References

1. "Susan C. Vaughan, MD". Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. 9 February 2017.
2. Condor, Bob. "Psychology of rebound is so simple". Chicago Tribune.
3. Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (31 July 1997). "Sure, It's All in Your Head, but at Least Science Knows Why". The New York Times.
4. "Author makes convincing case for science behind therapy". Deseret News. 14 September 1997. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018.
5. Restak, Richard (22 June 1997). "Rewiring". The New York Times.
6. "The Talking Cure". Publishers Weekly.
7. "Half Empty, Half Full: Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism". Publishers Weekly.
8. Kuczynski, Alex (17 May 1998). "Curious Women Are Seeing if Viagra Works Wonders for Them". The New York Times.
9. "Susan C. Vaughan, MD". Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. 22 January 2019.
10. Levine, Susan S. (14 December 2015). Dignity Matters: Psychoanalytic and Psychosocial Perspectives. ISBN 9781781816288. Retrieved 22 January 2019.