Elliot Jurist

Professor of Psychology, City College of New York

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Elliot Jurist is professor of psychology at the City College of New York and professor of philosophy at the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is completing a book about memoirs that reflect upon experiences in therapy. He writes the monthly online newsletter Mental(izing) Health.

Written by Elliot Jurist

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MENTAL HEALTH

Why we’re hopeful about mental health videos on TikTok

People are broadcasting their psychological self-diagnoses on TikTok. Some experts are worried, but we see an opportunity

by Elliot Jurist & Julia Jurist

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PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE UNCONSCIOUS

The power of slow therapy, revealed in two pioneering memoirs

Two therapy memoirs by Lucy Freeman, an overlooked mental health pioneer, remind us of the value of slow, convoluted therapy

by Elliot Jurist