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Frank Smith Pittman, III, M.D. (1935 - ) is an American
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 psychiatrist
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 and author
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. He writes a regular column, "Ask Dr. Frank", which used to appear in Psychology Today
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He is a "widely quoted author" of Man enough: fathers, sons and the search for masculinity and Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy. He is also author of books Grow Up!: How Taking Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult, and Turning Points: Treating Families in Transition and Crisis.

Dr. Pittman is based out of Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
, where he practices family therapy
Family therapy

Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with family and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development....
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Frank Smith Pittman, III, M.D. (1935 - ) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 psychiatrist
Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy....
 and author
Author

An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created....
. He writes a regular column, "Ask Dr. Frank", which used to appear in Psychology Today
Psychology Today

Psychology Today is a bi-monthly magazine published in the United States. It is a psychology-based magazine about relationships, health and related topics written for a mass audience of non-psychologists....
.

He is a "widely quoted author" of Man enough: fathers, sons and the search for masculinity and Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy. He is also author of books Grow Up!: How Taking Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult, and Turning Points: Treating Families in Transition and Crisis.

Dr. Pittman is based out of Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
, where he practices family therapy
Family therapy

Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with family and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development....
. He has been active as a psychiatrist and practicing family therapist since 1962. Both of Dr. Pittman's daughters are psychologist
Psychologist

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Education

  • Research, Community Mental Health, Family Therapy, Denver, Colorado
    Denver, Colorado

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    , from a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health
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  • Medical Residency
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    , psychiatry
    Psychiatry

    Psychiatry is a Medicine Specialty devoted to the Treatment of mental disorders, Biomedical research and Prevention of mental disorder. The term was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808....
    , Emory University
    Emory University

    Emory University is a private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta, Georgia in western unincorporated area DeKalb County, Georgia, Georgia , United States....


Publications


Books

  • Turning Points: Treating Families in Transition and Crisis, Frank Pittman, M.D., A Norton Professional Book, (Hardcover), W. W. Norton & Company; 1st ed edition, May 1987, ISBN 0393700402 , ISBN 978-0393700404
  • Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy, Frank Pittman, M.D., W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition November 1990, ISBN 0393307077 , ISBN 978-0393307078
  • Mentiras Privadas (Spanish edition), Amorrortu Editores, September 1994, ISBN 950518543X , ISBN 978-9505185436
  • Man enough: fathers, sons and the search for masculinity, Frank Pittman, M.D., Perigee Trade; Reprint edition October 1, 1994, ISBN 0399518835 , ISBN 978-0399518836
  • Grow Up!: How Taking Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
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     , ISBN 1582380406 , ISBN 978-1582380407 , July 30, 1999

Articles

, Google Scholar
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  • , column, Psychology Today, March/April 1994 issue
  • , Psychology Today, May/June 1994 issue
  • , , October 2002.


Presentations

  • , Reno, Nevada
    Reno, Nevada

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    , June 28, 2003, Keynote Address, Smart Marriages Conference
  • , July, 2002, Keynote Address, Smart Marriages Conference
  • , A Sloan Center for Working Families, "Ritual Function and Family Dysfunction: The Therapist's View", Emory University
    Emory University

    Emory University is a private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta, Georgia in western unincorporated area DeKalb County, Georgia, Georgia , United States....


See also

  • psychotherapy
    Psychotherapy

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  • family therapy
    Family therapy

    Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with family and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development....
  • mental health
    Mental health

    Mental health is a term used to describe either a level of cognition or emotional Quality of life or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychol...


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  • , by Victor Yalom, PhD, Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, 2000 (www.psychotherapy.net)
  • , New York Times, April 29, 1999
  • , By Karen S. Peterson, USA Today
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  • , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 06/21/06
  • , 5/28/2003, USA Today
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  • , The Wall Street Journal
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