psychoanalysis
We Asked a Psychoanalyst What Freud Would Think of ‘MILF Manor’
"Frankly, the show is anything but psychological."
We Asked Psychiatrists if Tony Soprano's Shrink Is Good at Her Job
Tony constantly accuses Dr. Jennifer Melfi of being incompetent—but what do real-life psychoanalysts think?
The Weird and Mystical World of Sleepwalking
Throughout history, sleepwalkers have cooked meals, rode motorcycles, and committed murders—and it happens to far more of us than we think.
Steve Jones Opens Up About His Sex Addiction
Tune into VICELAND to hear the Sex Pistols guitarist discuss his problems with intimacy on 'THE THERAPIST.'
How Cocaine Influenced the Work of Sigmund Freud
The founder of psychoanalysis had a serious blow habit.
Dream Dealing with zZz: H. Jon Benjamin’s Mid-Life Crisis Nightmare
The comedian, who provides the unmistakable voices of the titular characters on 'Archer' and 'Bob's Burgers,' described a recent dream to us and analyzed it himself. Then we sent it to a Jungian analyst and dream expert to get a second take.
Can the Long History of 'Madness' Help in Our Understanding of Mental Health Today?
We talked to sociologist Andrew Scull about his new book Madness in Civilization, which traces the history of mental health disorders over 3000 years.
French Philosopher Jacques Lacan Was Sort of a Dick
Lacan was a psychiatrist, an icon, and "the most controversial psychoanalyst since Freud." But that doesn't mean he was a good guy.
A Truth For A Truth On An Eye For An Eye
Everyone loves a good revenge story, so we collected a bunch of them, and spoke to three shrinks and a goofy skater we met on the street, and had them comment on our friends’ revenge stories.