LauraDianeCrainMD

Psychiatry • Boston, MA

Psychosomatic Medicine

Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst

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Office
264 Beacon St
Fl 6
Boston, MA 02116
Phone+1 617-867-0343

Fax+1 617-867-0002

Education & Training

Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institutecertificate, Psychoanalysis, 2002 - 2009
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 1989 - 1991
Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1990
Salem Hospital1986 - 1987
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1986
Allegheny CollegeBS, Biology and English, magna cum laude, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

George A. Mulfinger Award Allegheny College, 1982
Phi Beta Kappa 1982

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Neural Predictors of Successful Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Persistent Depression
Joshua L. Roffman, Janet Witte, Alexandra S. Tanner, Sharmin Ghaznavi, Robert S. Abernethy
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 2014-01-01
5 citations
Psychotherapy for Functional Neurological (Conversion) Disorder: A Case Bridging Mind, Brain, and Body
Ellen Godena, David L. Perez, Laura D Crain, Anne K. Fishel, Alice W. Flaherty
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2021-11-02
1 citations
Pharmacotherapy and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Patient With Lifelong Self-Doubt and Self-Criticism.
Albert Yeung, Guy Sapirstein, Laura D Crain, Margaret A Cramer, Fernando Espi Forcen
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2023-04-05

Books/Book Chapters

Boston: Hans Sachs Library and Archives of the Boston.
Page 29 - 36Crain LEditors: Freud and Me.Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, Inc

Abstracts/Posters

Analytic Identity in Action.
Crain L, Jacobs D, Schmidt-Hellerau C, Pinsky E, Wu J, Paulsen R, News from the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
Circling Back to the Group.
Crain L, News from the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute