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Richard Kessler, DO, Psychiatry, Brooklyn, NY

RichardKesslerDO

Psychiatry • Brooklyn, NY

Neuropsychiatry

Psychiatrist/Psychoanalyst

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  • Office

    4102 13th Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11219
    Phone+1 718-400-9988
    Fax+1 718-408-5101

Education & Training

  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Psychoanalytic Medicine, 1976 - 1990
  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Zucker Hillside Hospital
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Zucker Hillside HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1972 - 1975
  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State License 1974 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Co-Editor Neuropsychoanalysis
  • Editorial Board Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Metapsychology: The creative bridge between psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Oxford-style debate: The 15th Neuropsychoanalytic congress, New York  
    Kessler, R, Neuropsychoanalysis, 2015
  • Back to the future with Mark Solms: The isomorphism of Freud's mental apparatus  
    Kessler, R, Neuropsychoanalysis, 2013
  • Consciousness: "Nothing Happens Unless First a Dream":  
    Kessler, R, Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 2013
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Textbook of Applied Psychoanalysis 
    Chapter: Neuropsychoanalyis 
    Fisher, C. & Kessler, R. J.Editors: S. Akhtow, S. Twemlow.Routledge, UK2018
  • Treatment Strategies for Patients with Psychiatric Comorbidity 
    Chapter: Drug Treatment of Schizophrenia with Comorbidity (mental retardation) 
    Page 237 - 244Kessler, R.Editors: S, Wetzler & W,C, Sanderson.John Wiley & Sons, New York1997
  • Psychotherapy: The Analytic Approach 
    Chapter: Medication and Psychotherapy 
    Page 163 - 182Kessler, REditors: M.J. Aronson & M.A. Scharfman.Aronson, Northvale, New Jersey1992
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Professional Memberships

  • International Neuropychoanalysis Society
    North American Liaison

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