American clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Steven Reisner has fought tirelessly to improve the ethics of his profession. During more than a decade, he denounced the participation of psychologists in designing programs of torture for the US government, which resulted in a shift in the policies of the American Psychological Association, APA. He is also critical of his colleagues for the way they often treat suicidal patients, which is the main topic of Part 1 of our conversation.

In this interview, Dr. Reisner talks about the increased fear of mental health professionals to manage suicidal clients, possible ways to approach these patients, and how the current pandemic has been mishandled in the US. 

Dr. Reisner has a private practice in New York but he is currently in France, where he decided to move due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in his hometown. 

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