Impromptu Man

Psychopharmacology

What Are the Rules for Ethical Medication of Migrant Kids?

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on June 29, 2018

Reports that migrant children are being medicated require transparency and ethical management.

Reports that migrant children are being medicated require transparency and ethical management.

Psychoanalysis

The Passing of a Primal Therapist

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on October 31, 2017

Primal therapy and Janov were once embodiments of counter-cultural expression.

Primal therapy and Janov were once embodiments of counter-cultural expression.

Intelligence

For Foreign Spies, the President Self-Profiles

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on June 30, 2017

Once world leaders thought they should conceal their quirks. That was so yesterday.

Once world leaders thought they should conceal their quirks. That was so yesterday.

Psychiatry

The Real Story Behind the Goldwater Rule

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on August 27, 2016

Only the American Psychiatric Association bars long-distance diagnosis. Why?

Only the American Psychiatric Association bars long-distance diagnosis. Why?

President Donald Trump

Typecast as "Trump"

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on June 28, 2016

Trump has created a character he can't escape.

Trump has created a character he can't escape.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

What You Didn't Know About that Mad Men Encounter Group

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on May 21, 2015

In the last episode of Mad Men, Don Draper's personal growth experience has deep roots in the human potential movement, humanistic psychology, and J.L. Moreno's psychodrama.

In the last episode of Mad Men, Don Draper's personal growth experience has deep roots in the human potential movement, humanistic psychology, and J.L. Moreno's psychodrama.

Therapy

The Most Influential Psychiatrist of the 20th Century?

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on November 15, 2014

A prolific innovator whose ideas are so pervasive that they rival Freud in his influence on our time.

A prolific innovator whose ideas are so pervasive that they rival Freud in his influence on our time.

Psychoanalysis

Defending Lincoln Against Psychoanalysis

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on October 18, 2014

Why did a New York state senator want to ban psychoanalysis in 1931?

Why did a New York state senator want to ban psychoanalysis in 1931?

Suicide

How the "Psychological Drama" Taught Peter Lorre How to Act

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on October 15, 2014

Peter Lorre’s fate is a lesson for all of us. Old roles are hard to give up, even for great actors.

Peter Lorre’s fate is a lesson for all of us. Old roles are hard to give up, even for great actors.

Alcoholism

The First Couples Therapy, Starring Joan Crawford

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on October 9, 2014

How two celebrities became what might be the first recorded case of couples therapy.

How two celebrities became what might be the first recorded case of couples therapy.

Career

My Dad, the Psychodramatist

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on September 26, 2014

Forty years ago my father, the psychodrama and group therapy pioneer J.L.Moreno, died at the age of 84. My book about his remarkable life and the many ways he shaped our time will be published next month: "Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network."

Forty years ago my father, the psychodrama and group therapy pioneer J.L.Moreno, died at the age of 84. My book about his remarkable life and the many ways he shaped our time will be published next month: "Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network."

Creativity

The Artist, the Bull, and the Implanted Antenna

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on August 4, 2014

Artistic creativity, technological enhancement, surgical risk, and brain engineering as performance art, are all part of this story.

Artistic creativity, technological enhancement, surgical risk, and brain engineering as performance art, are all part of this story.

How OKCupid let down the lovelorn.

Social Networking

Who Owns the Social Network?

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on July 1, 2014

The founder of social network analysis called it the people's social science. What does the controversial Facebook experiment tell us about that?

The founder of social network analysis called it the people's social science. What does the controversial Facebook experiment tell us about that?

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

High Time to Destigmatize Psychedelics

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on August 11, 2012

A conference at the University of Pennsylvania heralds new hope for prudent work on psychedelics' potential to aid psychotherapy.

A conference at the University of Pennsylvania heralds new hope for prudent work on psychedelics' potential to aid psychotherapy.

Sex

Sex With Patients Revisited

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on June 16, 2012

Forty years ago the therapy world was astir with talk of sex with patients. What has changed?

Forty years ago the therapy world was astir with talk of sex with patients. What has changed?

Neuroscience

Should Teachers Learn Neuroscience?

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on June 6, 2012

Should teachers become neuroscientists?

Should teachers become neuroscientists?

Embarrassment

Harvard's Experiment on the Unabomber, Class of '62

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on May 25, 2012

Ted Kaczynski was part of a humiliation experiment as a Harvard undergrad.

Ted Kaczynski was part of a humiliation experiment as a Harvard undergrad.

Neuroscience

Robot Soldiers Will Be a Reality, and a Threat

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on May 14, 2012

Fully autonomous lethal weapons should never be permitted.

Fully autonomous lethal weapons should never be permitted.

Charisma

The Mother of Psychodrama

Jonathan D Moreno Ph.D on May 12, 2012

Zerka T. Moreno's memoir is a story of a remarkable woman and an important document in the history of psychology.

Zerka T. Moreno's memoir is a story of a remarkable woman and an important document in the history of psychology.