IRA STEINMAN M.D.

The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 169, No. 1 Book Forum   |   January 01, 2012 Treatment Resistance and Patient Authority: The Austen Riggs Reader Ira Steinman, M.D. San Francisco, Calif. Am J Psychiatry 2012;169:100-101. 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11071004 View Article Information   Copyright © American Psychiatric Association Article References This is a wonderful book about the healing benefits…

I was on a radio  show two years ago, talking about “TREATING the ‘UNTREATABLE, Healing in the Realms of Madness”. Before the  show began, the staff gave me an email. They had apparently read the content of the email, for they presented it to me in a hushed and nearly reverential way. It was a…

The San Francisco Bay area is a temperate place, with relatively sour citrus and figs that often never ripen; strong winds and heavy fogs come roaring through my garden which is filled with hundreds of roses and apple and plum trees. Peaches don’t do too well, but pears and persimmons and even kiwi are quite…

I was surprised when Lloyd Sederer, in his review of my book, TREATING the ‘UNTREATABLE’: Healing in the Realms of Madness, said “If my family member were ill, I would sure want to reduce the risks…But not Dr. Steinman, I guess.”. Dr. Sederer’s guess is mistaken. If my family member were schizophrenic, I definitely would…