"In his own words, Theodore Shapiro has devoted his psychoanalytic life to the study of 'the symbolic transformations and resolutions of human mental conflicts as they emerge in fantasy, behavior and character.' In his half-century pursuit of a fuller understanding of homo symbolicus in conflict, he has sought out an impressive range of ideas from across academic disciplines. The papers in this volume demonstrate the range of his creative engagement with scholars and researchers on topics as diverse as memory, child development, linguistics, and semiotics-always resulting in an expansion of psychoanalytic theorizing and new perspectives on clinical practice. On this measure alone, this volume serves as an exemplary tutorial on the productivity inherent in interdisciplinary collaboration between the clinic and the academy. As such, it will resonate with the many young colleagues-like myself-who have benefitted from Ted's generous mentoring throughout his and their careers."
-Bonnie E. Litowitz, PhD, Former Editor-in-Chief,
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Theodore (Ted) Shapiro is Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College where he is the former Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He held the same titles at the NYU School of Medicine. He also is a training and supervising Analyst at The New York Psychoanalytic Institute and former Editor of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association from 1983 through 1992, and the North American Book review editor of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He was the Director of the American Board of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent section, and served on the Editorial Board of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Among his many honors, he has given the Brill and Hartmann Lectures and the Rado Lecture at the Columbia Psychoanalytic Institute. He has lectured widely, and has 250 peer-reviewed publications and Text Chapters as well as seven Books. He is currently the Director of the Sackler Infant Psychiatry Program at Weill Cornell