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Jack Drescher, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY

JackDrescherMD

Psychiatry New York, NY

Private Practice in Manhattan

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Education & Training

  • William Alanson White Psychoanalytic Institute
    William Alanson White Psychoanalytic InstituteCertificate, Psychoanalysis, 1988 - 1992
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1984
  • New York Medical College (Metropolitan)
    New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Internship, Psychiatry, 1980 - 1981
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1980
  • Universita degli Studi di Padova, Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia
    Universita degli Studi di Padova, Facolta di Medicina e ChirurgiaNo Degree, 1973 - 1978
  • Brooklyn College
    Brooklyn CollegeB.A., Biology, 1968 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1981 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of PsychoanalysisFellow, Adult Psychoanalysis

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Haskell Norman Award for Excellence in Psychoanalysis San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, 2023
  • Sigourney Award for Pioneering Work on Gender and Sexuality Sigourney Award Trust, 2022
  • Public Communications Award Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, 2022
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Proposed Declassification of Disease Categories Related to Sexual Orientation in ICD-11: Rationale and Evidence from the Working Group on Sexual Disorders and Sexual H...  
    32. Cochran SD, Drescher J, Kismodi E, Giami A, García-Moreno C, Reed, GM, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 9/1/2014
  • Ethical Issues Raised by the Treatment of Gender Variant Prepubescent Children  
    Drescher J, Pula J, The Hastings Center Report, 9/2014
  • Controversies in Gender Diagnoses  
    Drescher J, Journal LGBT Health, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Psychoanalytic Attitudes toward Homosexuality
    Drescher J, Anti-Homosexual Bias in Psychiatry, American Academy of Psychoanalysis, New York, NY, 12/1/1993

Lectures

  • Controversies in the Treatment of Transgender Children and Adolescents 
    New York, NY - 5/5/2014
  • Paper Session 
    New York, NY - 5/3/2014
  • LGBT Advocacy/activism in Professional Organizations 
    New York, NY - 5/2/2014
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Press Mentions

  • A Renewed Interest in Freudian Psychoanalysis
    A Renewed Interest in Freudian PsychoanalysisApril 5th, 2023
  • Quelle false verità sulle terapie per l'affermazione di genere
    Quelle false verità sulle terapie per l'affermazione di genereFebruary 3rd, 2023
  • The Distortions Hindering Gender-Affirming Care
    The Distortions Hindering Gender-Affirming CareOctober 26th, 2022
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Committees

  • Chair, Committee on Advocacy and Litigation Funding, American Psychiatric Association 2014 - Present
  • Member, Honorary Scientific Committee, Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, Second Edition Revision (PDM-2) 2014 - Present
  • Member, Member, Working Group on the Classification of Sexual Disorders and Sexual Health, World Health Organization (ICD-11 Revision Process) 2011 - Present
  • Member, DSM-5 Workgroup, Sexual & Gender Identity Disorders (GID Subcommittee) 2007 - 2013

Professional Memberships

  • Distinguished Fellow
  • Group for Advancement of Psychiatry
    Past President
  • Member
  • American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
    Fellow
  • Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
    Member
  • American College of Psychiatrists
    Member
  • New York Academy of Medicine
    Fellow
  • Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
    Member
  • International Academy of Sex Research
    Member
  • Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists - AGLP
    Member

Other Languages

  • Italian