First Presented to the World Congress on Sexual Health, Porto Allegre, Brazil Sept 24, 2013 Sexual Pleasure in Light of Intersubjectivity, Neuroscience, Infant Research, Relational Psychoanalysis, and Recognition Theory  Lawrence E. Hedges PhD, PsyD, ABPP Director, The Listening Perspectives Study Center Orange, California lhedges7@gmail.com Abstract: Sexual pleasure as an intersubjective experience can be meaningfully distinguished from […]

Sherry Mehl, Executive Director Board of Behavioral Sciences 400 R. St. Suite 3150 Sacramento, CA  92814 Re:  Increasing awareness of how the “Organizing” or “Psychotic” transference operates in the accusation and investigation processes. Dear Ms. Mehl, As we discussed on the telephone, I am writing concerning a matter that has weighed heavily on me for […]

False Accusations Against Therapists Where Are They Coming From, Why Are They Escalating, When Will They Stop? Lawrence E. Hedges, Ph.D. 1439 East Chapman Avenue Orange, CA  92866 Phone/Fax (714) 633-3933 Read at The 104th Convention of The American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada at a meeting jointly sponsored by Division 39 on Psychoanalysis, August 1996. […]

A False Accusation Recently a colleague called me, “You were so right, Larry!” “Right about what?” “Remember that lady I talked to you about a couple years ago when I had some strange feelings about her terminating?” “Vaguely, bring me up to date.” “You told me she was a high risk for a complaint and, […]