SELECTED WRITINGS


Professional Publications/Presentations

Tobin, J. (2006, March). The therapeutic function of group psychotherapy for children and adolescents. Clinical case conference series, Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program, Boston, MA.

Tobin, J. (2006, February). Common countertransference reactions in the treatment of substance abuse and addiction. Substance abuse lecture series, Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program, Boston, MA.

Tobin, J. (2005, March). Omission in psychoanalysis: Reflections on the patient’s desire to hide and to be seen. Paper presented at the clinical in-service training series, Massachusetts General Hospital/Charlestown Psychiatric Service, Charlestown, MA.

Tobin, J. (2004, March). An analysis of a dream in adolescent group therapy. Clinical case conference series, Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program, Boston, MA.

Tobin, J. (2003, February). Resistance, enactment, and co-creation in adolescent group psychotherapy. Clinical case conference series, Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program, Boston, MA.

Tobin, J. (2002, July). Ethical dilemmas in the psychological treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. Panel discussion hosted by the legal firm of Holland and Knight, Boston, MA.

Tobin, J. (2002, April). The dissociative function of chronic pain in a distressed couple: A psychodynamic perspective on reparation. Paper presented at the Tufts University Medical School, Pain Clinic Grand Rounds, Boston, MA.

Tobin, J. (2002, February). An introduction to adolescent group psychotherapy process. Clinical case conference series, Massachusetts General Hospital /McLean Psychiatry Residency Program, Boston, MA.

Wagner, B.M., Aiken, C., Mullaley, P. M., & Tobin, J. (2000). Parents’ reactions to adolescents’ suicide attempts. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 429-436.

Tobin, J., Clyman, R., & Metalonis, K. (1998). Tapping toddlers’ internal representations of parental aggressive and prosocial behavior: The Scripts Coding Manual. Unpublished manuscript, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Clyman, R., & Tobin, J. (1997). The Observational Coding Manual of Children’s Verbalized Narratives: The assessment of prosocial and aggressive behavior. Unpublished manuscript, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Tobin, J. (1997, April). A developmental critique of the violence prevention research. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.

Tobin, J. (1997, October). The interpretation of defense: A case presentation. Commentary presented at Contemporary Approaches to Defense Analysis, a conference sponsored by the Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, D.C.

Tobin, J. & Wagner, B.M. (1997, April). Why do some securely-attached adolescents attempt suicide? Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.

Hustead, L., Wagner, B.M., Tobin, J., Aiken, C., & de Sousa, J. (1996, April). Daily activities of adolescent suicide attempters. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, St. Louis, MO.

Wagner, B.M., Schuman, M., Tobin, J., & Aiken, C. (1996, April). Can teen suicide attempts have a family function? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, St. Louis, MO.

Selected Writings from Dr. Tobin’s Book in Progress (entitled “Positive Disintegration: A Theory of Relational Attachment and Psychic Liberation”)

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Expert Commentary in Syndicated Publication

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