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Beth J Seelig, M.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Biographical Section

Name: Beth J Seelig
Degree(s): M.D.
Office Address: Tufts House, Suite 300
2004 Ridgewood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: (404) 778-5526 (Office)
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Email Address: bseelig@emory.edu (University)

Current Primary Academic Appointments

Hire Date: 09/2007 - Current Professor Emeritus PSYCH:Psychiatry Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

Current Joint & Secondary Appointments  

01/1991 - Current Training and Supervising Analyst Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute Atlanta, GA
01/1997 - Current Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Emory University, School of Medicine Atlanta, GA
01/1991 - 01/1997 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Emory University, School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

Current Clinical Appointments  

Current Administrative Appointments  

Previous Academic Appointments  

Previous Clinical Appointments  

Previous Administrative Appointments  

01/1991 - 01/1999 Director Adult Psychiatry Consultation/Liaison Service, Grady Health System Atlanta, GA

Licensure & Board Certifications  

New York (Inactive) 116756 01/1973 01/
Georgia 034465 01/1991 01/

Specialty Boards  

Diplomate in Psychiatry, #21591 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 01/1980 01/
Certified in Psychoanalysis American Psychoanalytic Association 01/1990 01/

Education  

1972 M.D. New York Medical College Valhalla, NY, USA

Postgraduate Training  

01/1977 - 01/1985 Certificate in Psychoanalytic Medicine Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
01/1974 - 01/1977 Resident in Psychiatry New York State Psychiatric Institute and Presbyterian Hospital College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia, University, New York, NY
01/1972 - 01/1973 Resident in Ophthalmology Flower and fifth Avenue Hospitals and Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College, New York, NY

Military/Government Service  

01/ - Current N/A

National & International Committee Memberships  

01/1990 - Current American Psychoanalytic Association, Committee on Psychoanalytic Education Workshop on Women's Issues in Psychoanalytic Education Co-Chair, 1999-Current
01/1992 - Current American Psychoanalytic Association, Women's Mentorship Program Founding Chair
01/1995 - Current American Psychoanalytic Association, National Woman Scholar Committee Founding Chair, 1995-2002
01/1996 - Current American Psychoanalytic Association, Committee on University and Medical Education, Subcommittee on the Fellowship Program Reader (evaluator of prospective fellows' applications)
01/1996 - Current American Psychoanalytic Association, Board on Professional Standards Fellow: 1999-Current, Alternate Fellow: 1996-1999
01/1998 - Current International Psychoanalytical Association, Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis 2001-2002 North American Chair, 1998-2001 Secretary
01/2000 - Current American Psychoanalytic Association, Committee on Scientific Activities Chair
01/2002 - Current American Psychoanalytic Association, Steering Committee Coordinator, Science Section
01/2002 - Current International Psychoanalytical Association, Committee on Psychoanalysis and Society North American Chair

State & Regional Committee Memberships  

01/1993 - 01/1996 Atlanta Psychoanalytic Society, Executive Committee Delegate-at-Large
01/1988 - 01/1991 Westchester Psychoanalytic Society, Executive Committee Member
01/1988 - 01/1991 Westchester Psychoanalytic Society Secretary
01/1990 - 01/1991 Westchester Psychoanalytic Society, Program Committee Chair

Institutional Committee Memberships  

01/1991 - Current Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute, Progression Committee Chair (1995-1999)
01/1991 - Current Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute, Executive Committee Chair (1999- )
01/1997 - Current Psychoanalytic Studies Program, Executive Committee
01/1999 - Current President's Commission on the Status of Women at Emory Senior Chair (2002-2003) Junior Chair (2001-2002)
01/2001 - Current Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute, Research Fellowship Committee Founding Chair
01/2001 - Current Emory Women's Center Advisory Board
01/1999 - 01/2000 Graduate Medical Education Subcommittee on Ethics
01/1991 - 01/1999 Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute, Curriculum Committee
01/1998 - 01/1999 Teaching and Faculty Subcommittee, Teaching and Education Strategic Plan Development Committee
01/1998 - 01/1999 Graduate Medical Education Subcommittee, Teaching and Education Strategic Plan Development Committee
01/1992 - 01/1998 Grady Health System Cancer Committee
01/1992 - 01/1994 Emory University Hospital Cancer Committee

Consultantships  

01/2001 - 01/2002 The Dobelle Institute Consultant

Editorships & Editorial Boards  

01/1985 - 01/1991 Bulletin of the Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine

Manuscript Reviewer  

01/1996 - Current International Psychoanalytical Association, Reviewer for the Semi-Annual Scientific Meetings
01/2001 - Current International Journal of Psychoanalysis
01/2002 - Current Yale University Press
01/1996 Depression

Honors & Awards  

Society Memberships  

01/1977 - Current American Psychiatric Association
01/1985 - Current International Psychoanalytical Association 2002-Current North American Chair, Committee on Psychoanalysis and Society 2001-2002 North American Chair,Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis (COWAP), 1999-2001 Secretary, COWAP
01/1985 - Current American Psychoanalytic Association 2002-Current, Coordinator, Science Division, 2000-Current Chair, Committee on Scientific Activities
01/1985 - Current Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine
01/1991 - Current Atlanta Psychoanalytic Society
01/2000 - Current The International Society for Neuro-Psychoanalysis

Organization of National/International Conferences: Administrative Positions  

01/2000 "Conference Co-Chair & Chair of the Organizing Committee" Women and Power - Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Women in Relationships, Groups, and Hierarchies, Atlanta, GA, February 25-27, 2000

Organization of National/International Conferences: Sessions as Chair  

Research Focus  

Patents Issued

Patents Pending

Active Grant Support: Federally Funded  

Active Grant Support: Private Foundation Funded  

Active Grant Support: Contracts  

Active Grant Support: Other  

Chair of Research Committee
Emory University Office of the Provost
Psychoanalytic Research Fellowship
$90,000.00
09/01/2001 - 08/31/2004

Previous Grant Support: Federally Funded  

Previous Grant Support: Private Foundation Funded  

Previous Grant Support: Contracts  

Previous Grant Support: Other  

Clinical Service Contributions  

Formal Teaching: Medical Student  

Formal Teaching: Graduate Student  

01/1997 - Current Instructor in Courses for Psychoanalytic Studies Ph.D. students. For syllabi and course descriptions, see my teaching portfolio
01/2002 - 01/2003 Co-Director, Introduction to Psychoanalytic Studies

Formal Teaching: Residency/Training Program  

01/1991 - Current Numerous courses for PGY-II, III and IV resident. For syllabi and course descriptions, see my teaching portfolio.
01/1991 - Current Psychoanalytic Institute: Numerous courses for the Psychoanalytic Candidates. For syllabi and course descriptions, see my teaching portfolio.
01/2000 - Current Orientation Lecture: Stress and the Resident. GME Core Curriculum for entering residents.
01/2000 - Current Orientation Lecture for Residents in Medicine: Health and Disease in the Medical Profession - Survival Tips for the Resident.

Formal Teaching: Other (Physician's Assistant, Physical Therapist, etc.)  

Supervisory Teaching: Ph.D. Students Directly Supervised  

Steven Cook Ph.D. Committee Member. Topic: Kardiner
Melissa Herring Project: Reflective functioning and depression in women with a history of abuse

Supervisory Teaching: Post-doctoral Fellows Directly Supervised  

Melissa Herring, Ph.D. Continuation of above project

Supervisory Teaching: Residency Program  

Psychotherapy supervision of PGY-III and IV residents Names and individual comments available on request
Consultation/Liaison supervision of PGY-II and III residents Names and individual comments available on request
Administrative supervision of the PGY-IV Senior Resident on the Outpatient Psychotherapy Training Program Service Names and individual comments available upon request

Supervisory Teaching: Other  

Supervision of Psychoanalytic Candidates (names and individual comments available on request).
M-3 students on their Psychiatry clinical clerkships at Grady
Supervision of research and writing projects of various medical students, psychiatry residents and junior faculty (see teaching portfolio)
Mentorship of M-1 student Courtney Severino
Bethany G. Hieber - Undergraduate Honors Thesis advisor and committee member. Topic: Mothers and Daughters

Lectureships, Seminar Invitations, Visiting Professorships  

01/2002 The Rape of Medusa in the Temple of Athena New Orleans Psychoanalytic Society
01/2001 Normal and Pathological Altruism Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society and Association
01/2001 Consultation in the Course of Psychotherapy Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association
01/2000 Bioethics and Altruism Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care
01/2000 Visiting Professor Association for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalytic Studies Sao Paulo, Cidade Universitaria, Bloco Didatico e Biblioteca and Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo and Methodist University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Invitations to National/International Conferences  

01/2002 Joint Conference on Psychoanalysis and Gender / International Psychoanalytical Association Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis and The International Neuro-Psychoanalysis Society / Stockholm, Sweden Discussion Group Chair
01/2001 Psychoanalysis and the University / International Psychoanalytical Association and Columbia University / Harriman, NY Discussion Group Chair: Psychoanalysis and the University
01/2001 International Psychoanalytical Association / Nice, France Gender in the Psychoanalytic Method
01/2001 Reconciliation Symposium / Emory University Psychological Reconciliation
01/2001 Discussion Group on the Vicissitudes of Prejudice / American Psychoanalytic Association Fall meeting / New York, NY Discussion Group Presentation: Prejudice and Gender
01/2000 American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Annual Meeting / New York, NY The Volunteer - Psychological Benefits from Participating as a Research Subject
01/1999 International Psychoanalytical Association / Santiago, Chile Affects in Women and Men
01/1999 American Psychoanalytic Association / New York, NY Normal and Pathological Altruism
01/1997 SEDTA XXXII / Emory University School of Medicine Department of Medicine, Renal Division and Southeastern Dialysis and Transplant Association The Difficult Patient Who Has ESRD
01/1996 World Council for Psychotherapy / Vienna, Austria The Role of the Consultant in Overcoming Psychotherapeutic Stalemates
01/1994 American Psychoanalytic Association / New York, NY Discussion Group Presentation: Vicissitudes of Aggression in Women
01/1992 The Roles Women Play: Exploring Today's Relationships / New York Hospital Cornell, Westchester Division / White Plains, NY The Woman Alone

Community Service  

Other Activities  

Bibliography: Research Articles  

Seelig, B.J.(in press),,. Consultation in the Course of Psychoanalysis. (2002). Journal of Clinical Psychoanalysis vol. , .
Seelig, B.J. (in press),,. The Rape of Medusa in the Temple of Athena. (2002). The International Journal of Psychoanalysis vol. , .
Schwartz, A.C.,Calhoun, A.W.,Eschbach, C.L. and Seelig, B.J.. Treatment of Conversion Disorder in an African-American Christian Woman: Cultural and Social Considerations. (2001). Journal of the American Psychiatric Association vol. 158, 1385-1391.
Seelig, B.J.,Rosof, L.S.,. Normal and Pathological Altruism. (2001). Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association vol. 49, 933-959.
Seelig, B.J.,Dobelle, W.H,. Altruism and the Volunteer - Psychological Benefits from Participating as a Research Subject. (2001). American Society of Artificial Internal Organs Journal vol. 47, 3-5.
Seelig, B.J,,. Psychotherapy with Patients Who are Attached to Pain.. (2000). Mudacas - Revista de Psicoterapia e Estudos Psicossociais - Journal of Psychotherapy and Social Psychological Studies vol. 10, 51-65.
Kaslow, N.J.,Reviere, S.L.,Chance, S.E., Rogers, J.H., Hatcher, C.A., Wasserman, F., Smith, L., Jessee, S., James, M.E., Seelig, B.J. An Empirical Study of the Psychodynamics of Suicide. (1998). Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association vol. 46, 777-796.
Seelig, B.J.,Bush, R,. Opapel do Supervisor em superar impasses napsicoterapia - the role of supervisor in overcoming psychotherapy obstacles. (1997). Mudacas - Revista de Psicoterapia e Estudsos Psicossociais - Journal of Psychotherapy and Social Psychological Studies vol. 7, 31-40.
Levy, S.T.,Seelig, B.J.,Inderbitzin, L. Those Wrecked by Success. (1995). Psychoanalytic Quarterly vol. 64, 639-657.
Nemeroff, C.B.,McDaniel, J.S.,Reed, D., Wingard, J., Seelig, B.J., Musselman, D. Cancer & Depression: Diagnostic and Biological Measures. (1993). Neuropsychopharmacology vol. 9, 40-41.
Seelig, B.J.,Person, E.S,. A Sadomasochistic Transference: Its Relationship to Distortions in the Rapprochement Subphase. (1991). Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association vol. 39(4), 939-966.

Bibliography: Manuscripts  

Goldberger, M.,Notman, M., Levinson, N., Shaw, R., Gilman, R., Seelig, B.J. (01/2001). Supervising the Pregnant Candidate. Submitted to the Psychoanalytic Quarterly
Goldberger, M.,Notman, M., Levinson, N., Shaw, R., Gilman, R., Seelig, B.J. (01/2001). Supervising the Pregnant Candidate. Submitted to the Psychoanalytic Quarterly

Bibliography: Article Reviews  

Bibliography: Book Reviews  

R. S. Wallerstein. (01/1998). The Talking Cures: The Psychoanalyses and the Psychotherapies [Review of the book Seelig, B.J. by ]. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, vol. 47, pp. 717-720.
R. S. Wallerstein. (01/1998). The Talking Cures: The Psychoanalyses and the Psychotherapies [Review of the book Seelig, B.J. by ]. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, vol. 47, pp. 717-720.
N. Retterstol. (01/1996). Suicide: A European Perspective [Review of the book Seelig, B.J by ]. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, vol. 65, pp. 658-661.
N. Retterstol. (01/1996). Suicide: A European Perspective [Review of the book Seelig, B.J by ]. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, vol. 65, pp. 658-661.
Sandler, J. ed. (01/1994). The Harvard Lectures - Anna Freud [Review of the book Seelig, B.J by ]. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, vol. 55, pp. 317.
Sandler, J. ed. (01/1994). The Harvard Lectures - Anna Freud [Review of the book Seelig, B.J by ]. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, vol. 55, pp. 317.

Bibliography: Symposium Contributions  

Seelig, B.J,. (01/2000). Maternal Power (Audio-Digest) (November 21, 2000) Vol. 29, Iss. 22. Presented in Women and Power-Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Women in Relationships, Groups and Hierarchies-February 25, 2000, Atlanta, GA.
Seelig, B.J,. (01/2000). Maternal Power (Audio-Digest) (November 21, 2000) Vol. 29, Iss. 22. Presented in Women and Power-Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Women in Relationships, Groups and Hierarchies-February 25, 2000, Atlanta, GA.

Bibliography: Books Edited and Written  

,,. Seelig, B.J.,Levy, C.B.,Paul, R.A. (ed). (2002). Constructing and Deconstructing Woman's Power. London:Karnac.

Bibliography: Films and Training Videos  

Bibliography: Training Manuals  

Bibliography: Software and Computer Programs  

Bibliography: Published Abstracts  

Bibliography: Other Publications  

Seelig, B.J. (1981). Motives of Visual Prosthesis Surgical Volunteers. Proceedings of the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association .

Seelig, B.J. (1974). Herpetic Keratitis - Transplantation in the Latent Period of the Infection. Proceedings of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. .

Sawicki, L., Seelig, B.J. (1974). Interferon Induction with Poly I:C in the Lacrimal Apparatus of the Rabbit. Proceedings of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. .

Seelig, B. J. (reporter). (1993). The Analytic Surface - Panel Report. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association , Vol. 41 , pp. 179-190.

Katz-Bearnot, S., Seelig, B.J., LaFarge, L. (reporters). (1988). Theorectical Considerations in Adult Character Structure. Bulletin: The Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine , Vol. 27(3&4) , pp. 115-127.

Seelig, B.J. (reporter). (1987). Superego Aspects of Entitlement (in rigid characters). Bulletin: The Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine , Vol. 26(1&2) , pp. 30-35.

Seelig, B.J. (reporter). (1987). The Kardiner Lecture - Talking about Psychoanalysis. Bulletin: The Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine , Vol. 27(1&2) , pp. 15-22.

Musselman, D., Nemeroff, C.B., McDaniel, J.S., Reed, D., Wingard, J., Seelig, B.J. (1993). Cancer and Depression: Diagnostic Considerations and Biologic Markers. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. .

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