Jack Drescher, MD, PC

08/10/2025

This is the latest blog post from the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry’s (GAP) Committee on Religion

Helping Faith Communities Improve the Well-Being of LGBTQ Youth

Worth a read and there are downloadable resources available at the link

LGBTQ youth face serious risks, but faith and family support can change that. Free resources can help communities foster acceptance and reduce harm.

07/21/2025

This is my latest Substack post

May You Live in Interesting Times:
Some Irreverent Reflections on Psychoanalytic Grandiosity

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Some Irreverent Reflections on Psychoanalytic Grandiosity

07/18/2025

This is the latest blog post from the College Student Committee of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP):

Comprehensive Mental Health Treatment for College Students:
The Value of Psychiatric Residents in College Counseling Services

It has been designated an "Essential Read" by the editors of PsychologyToday.com

Worth a read.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychiatrys-think-tank/202507/a-step-toward-comprehensive-mental-health-treatment-for-college

College students face a growing mental health crisis. Psychiatry residents can be part of the solution.

07/10/2025

This is the latest Doctors in Dialogue on Substack from the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP).

A conversation between Carol Bernstein, MD & Steven Sharfstein, MD on the Future of Psychiatry. Worth a read.

https://doctorsindialogue.substack.com/p/the-future-of-psychiatry

07/03/2025

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

Setting the record straight on autism: What science really says, and why recent government proposals threaten progress and privacy.

07/02/2025

My latest Substack post tells the history of how John Fryer, MD came out in disguise to his fellow psychiatrists at the 1972 meeting of the American Psychiatric Association

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https://jdrescher.substack.com/p/the-dr-anonymous-performance

06/27/2025

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

Autism and Policing: A Call for Awareness

Autistic individuals deserve safety, not suspicion, from police.

By Kenneth J. Weiss, M.D., and the Committee on Arts & Humanities at the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

It has been designated as an “Essential Read” by the Editors of PsychologyToday.Com

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychiatrys-think-tank/202506/autism-and-policing-a-call-for-awareness

Autistic individuals deserve safety, not suspicion. Informed crisis intervention can reshape community policing.

06/19/2025

Below is the link to my latest post on Substack: Of Psychoanalysis, Stonewall and Apologies.

Take a moment to check it out and consider subscribing

https://jdrescher.substack.com/p/of-psychoanalysis-stonewall-and-apologies

06/17/2025

Now on IPA's YouTube Channel: IPA Journal Club with Diana Diamond, PhD and Frank Yeomans, MD

Save the Dates for future IPA Journal Clubs:

September 26: Dionne Powell, MD

December 12: Ann D’Ercole, PhD

January 16: Salman Akhtar, MD

March 6: Vittorio Lingardi, MD & Nancy McWilliams, PhD

April 10: Austin Ratner, MD

June 12: Beatrice Beebe, PhD*

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:...

06/16/2025

Honored to be interviewed by Kiki Kennedy for Psychiatric News

PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.

06/12/2025

What should clinicians be talking about outside the office? Check out the latest blog post from the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP).

What should a psychiatrist say when asked about a public figure’s sanity in a social setting? Exploring ethics, stigma, and the enduring wisdom of Freud and the Goldwater Rule.

06/09/2025

Here is Part III of a 3-part reflection on how people theorize about the “causes” and “becauses” of homosexuality. Please feel free to share and even subscribe.

https://jdrescher.substack.com/p/theorizing-homosexualitypart-iii