Review past events at the DeWitt Wallace Institute for Psychiatry.
2025

Sylvia Plath and the 1950s Critique of Psychiatry
November 5, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmMaria Farland, Ph.D., Fordham University

Psychiatry Grand Rounds - Arnold Cooper Memorial Lecture
November 5, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm | Uris AuditoriumLecture Title: "Thoughts on Teaching Psychodynamic Psychotherapy" Deborah L. Cabaniss, MD Professor Emerita of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University

Screen Addiction Impacts on Youth Mental Health
November 3, 2025
4:00pm to 5:00pmResearch studies, including from faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine, shows that youth who engage in maladaptive or addictive use of social media or mobile phones are at greater risk of emotional or behavioral issues, including suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. Join us for a virtual discussion on the research surrounding patterns of compulsive or “addictive” use, and how these patterns can include feeling unable to stop using a device, experiencing distress when not using it or using it to escape from problems. This session will also cover what warning signs to look for, how to talk about it, when to seek help, and other important issues.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds
October 29, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pmLecture Title: "Evidence Based Treatment of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder" Adelaide S. Robb, MD Distinguished Endowed Professor and Chair Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Children’s National Hospital The George Washington University School of Medicine

Imagination and Film
October 15, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmYair Qedar, director of Outsider Freud

The Child and Its Institutions: Thinking with Susan Isaacs, from Malting House to the Controversial Discussions
October 1, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmZachary Samalin New York University

Matrix, Environment, Atmosphere: How Mother Became a Medium
September 17, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmHannah Zeavin, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

SAFE Program / Academy for Behavioral Health & Continuing Education Event: Building Parent-Teen Connection While Navigating Substance Use
September 10, 2025
6:00pm to 7:00pmThis talk will focus on helping parents and caregivers build connection with their teens who may be struggling with substance use. The presenters will provide an overview and demonstration of validation, a positive parenting strategy known to increase openness and decrease escalation. Parents will also hear concrete language and tips they can put into use in their own home. In the second half of the talk, presenters will talk through two case examples. In the discussion, audience members will hear clinician input on how to respond to substance use while maintaining a strong parent/child bond. Time will be given for questions. Registration to the live online lecture is free and can be done here: https://weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_guXx_sVXTqiRv7niIVgIvA#... CE credit needs to be purchased separately. To register and purchase optional CE credit for the event, visit https://psychiatry.weill.cornell.edu/education/continuing-education/buil...

The Many Faces of American Social Psychiatry, 1946-1982
September 3, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmLaura Hirshbein, M.D., Ph.D. University of Michigan

The Foundations of Psychoanalysis in Freud’s Neuroscientific Works
May 7, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmMark Solms, Ph.D. University of Cape Town

