IDI Founder Dr. Vamik Volkan’s central psychoanalytic ideas and philosophy are movingly presented in Vamik’s Room, a cinematic masterwork of tone and concept from psychoanalyst and filmmaker Dr. Molly Castelloe. The film won the Sidney Halpern Award “for furthering the discipline of Psychohistory through the medium of documentary film.” NYU Professor Robert Stam, author … Read More
IDI Vice President and British MP Lord John Alderdice recently sat for an interview on Israeli television to describe the theory and application of large group psychology and psychopolitical theory to entrenched conflicts such as the Northern Ireland peace process and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
On February 22 and 23, 2016, the IDI Board met at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts to take up several issues relating to the group’s work and future. IDI President Vamik Volkan began the meeting by announcing his intention to step down as President, and nominating Gerard Fromm to take his place. Dr. … Read More
IDI Members Dr. Vamik Volkan and Dr. Jerry Fromm on why the underdeveloped “capacity to speak of feelings” is essential to conflict resolution efforts. From the article: Peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders seem to remain forever in limbo, effectively leaving the Israeli and Palestinian people, and the generations to come, in limbo as well. … Read More
In late 2015, IDI Fellow Dr. Jerry Fromm participated in a conference on war trauma. From his report: In December, the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law hosted a conference called “Preventing and Treating the Invisible Wounds of War: Combat Trauma and Psychological Injury.” It was an unusual … Read More