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Dr. Brenner is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and a Training, and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia, where he was formerly the Director of the Adult Psychotherapy Training Program. With special interest in the area of psychological trauma, Brenner lectures internationally, has authored more than 100 publications, and maintains an all-ages private practice in Bala Cynwyd, PA... MORE
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Lecture – ‘Perspectives on Trauma’ Speaker Series w/ The Ressler Lab @ McLean Hospital – Harvard Medical School & the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program
Ira Brenner, M.D.presenting: Toward An Understanding of D.I.D. – My 40 Year Quest “Perspectives on Trauma” Speaker Series (Virtual / Zoom)w/ The Ressler Lab @ McLean Hospital – Harvard Medical School & the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program February … Continue reading
Recipient: 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
Dr. Brenner is “is the preeminent voice for the sophisticated study of dissociation and trauma.” Continue reading
Keynote at ESTD 2016
APRIL 14 – 16 2016, AMSTERDAM ESTD 2016 CONFERENCE Trauma, dissociation and affect dysregulation across the life-span Keynote speaker: Ira Brenner MD THE LAST WITNESSES – LEARNING ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH FROM ELDERLY HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS Massive psychic trauma due to … Continue reading
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Master Class: A Clinical Picture of Trauma and Dissociation
Presented by Ira Brenner Saturday April 25, 2015 in Richmond Heights, MO at the home of Diane Venker, MEd, LCSW Educational Objectives: 1) Describe and illustrate the manifestations of dissociative psychopathology in traumatized patients. 2) Describe the psychodynamic approach to … Continue reading
Book Release — ‘Dark Matters’ Now Available
Dark Matters: Exploring the Realm of Psychic Devastation (Karnac Books, 2014) by Ira Brenner, MD is now available via Karnac Books and Amazon. The book takes a deeper look into the darker side of the human condition by examining the psyches … Continue reading
Guest Speaker: ‘The Clinical Approach to Dissociation: Interpretation or Containment?’ at 37th MPS Symposium
Dr. Brenner will be a distinguished guest speaker at the 37th Annual Michigan Psychoanalytic Society Symposium on the topic of Clinical Approaches to Trauma: From Dissociation to Integration with a presentation of, The Clinical Approach to Dissociation: Interpretation or Containment? Saturday, April 14 … Continue reading
Upcoming Presentation: Dissociation in a Post 9/11 World at New York Freudian Society
Upcoming Presentation: Dissociation in a Post 9/11 World Ira Brenner, MD, presenter Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. New York Freudian Society NYFS-NY Scientific Program Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Hatch Auditorium Madison Ave & 100th Street New … Continue reading
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Dissociation and Its Discontents
Photos from Dissociation and Its Discontents: General Psychology and Psychopathology conference in Tubingen, Germany (May 20, 2011).
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Dissociation of Trauma: Theory, Phenomenology and Technique (2001)
“Ira Brenner brings a rare mixture of intelligence, clinical wisdom, scholarship and awareness of how much remains to be understood to the study ‘fraught with confusion, controversy,and anxiety’ of both dissociation and trauma. These qualities of mind are specifically … Continue reading
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