Salman Akhtar

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Salman Akhtar
Born (1946-07-31) 31 July 1946 (age 77)
psychoanalyst
ChildrenKabir Akhtar (son)
Parent
RelativesJaved Akhtar (brother)
Farhan Akhtar (nephew)
Zoya Akhtar (niece)

Salman Akhtar (born 31 July 1946)

Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia
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Biography

Salman Akhtar was born in

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Education and career

After receiving his M.B.B.S. degree at Aligarh Muslim University's Medical School (JNMC)

PGIMER Chandigarh under renowned Psychiatrist N. N. Wig.[3] During this time, he wrote a famous article "A phenomenological analysis of symptoms in obsessive-compulsive neurosis".[4]
He moved to the United States in 1973 and repeated his psychiatric training at the University of Virginia Medical Center in 1976. He obtained psychoanalytic training from the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute in 1986.

Currently, he is Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College and psychiatrist an at the Jefferson University Hospital as well as a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He has served on the editorial boards of the

International Journal of Psychoanalysis
and the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Salman Akhtar has authored, edited, or co-edited more than 300 publications, including 100 academic books. He has also served as the Film Review Editor for the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, and is currently serving as the Book Review Editor for the International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies. He also has published seven collections of poetry and serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Inter-Act Theatre Company in Philadelphia.

Selected publications

  • Akhtar, S. (1999). Immigration and Identity. Jason Aronson.
  • Akhtar, S. (2007). Listening to Others. Jason Aronson.
  • Akhtar, S. (2009). Comprehensive Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. Routledge.
  • Akhtar, S. (2012). Psychoanalytic Listening. Routledge.
  • Akhtar, S. (2014). Source of Suffering. Routledge.
  • Akhtar, S. (2021). Tales of Transformation: A Life in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Phoenix Publishing House.
  • Akhtar, S. (2022). In Leaps and Bounds: Psychic Development and its Facilitation in Treatment. Phoenix Publishing House.

References

  1. ISBN 90-5352-551-3
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  2. ^ "Akhtar, Salman - Thomas Jefferson University - Thomas Jefferson University".
  3. ^ Prof. N.N. Wig : Pioneer, Conscientious Researcher, and a Multi-faceted Personality. (2005). Mens sana monographs, 3(2), 3–6.
  4. ^ Akhtar, S., Wig, N., Varma, V., Pcrshad, D., & Verma, S. (1975). A Phenomenological Analysis of Symptoms in Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 127(4), 342-348. doi:10.1192/bjp.127.4.342
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