Scott Haltzman
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Dr. Scott David Haltzman (born in 1960 in Allentown, Pennsylvania
) is an American
psychiatrist
, relationship counselor
, and author. He is known for his work in support of marriage and husbands.
Haltzman’s interest in the nature of the married relationship grows from observations made over years of his providing individual and couple’s therapy. His research focuses on seeking out data to better help understand the relationship patterns of husbands and wives, and the techniques individuals use to advance the institution of marriage.
, and the late Delores ("Dolly") Haltzman, the former President and Artistic Director of the Repertory
Dance Theater and the Dolly Haltzman School of Dance in Allentown. He has two brothers (Mark, a trial
attorney
, and Jonathan) and a sister (Jennifer, the current President of the Repertory Dance Theater and Dolly Haltzman School of Dance). Haltzman's inquisitive mind was in evidence at an early age.
in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
and received his Bachelor's Degree in English and Biology from Brown University
in 1982.http://www.redbookmag.com/love-sex/experts/bio_scott-haltzman He received his M.D.
degree from Brown Medical School
in 1985. He completed his chief residency and was a Fellow in Psychiatry at the Yale-New Haven Hospital
.http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/20/style/susan-reynolds-hayum-weds-dr-scott-haltzman.html
Haltzman is board certified
in psychiatry, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
.
, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at Brown Medical School.http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_haltzman18_06-18-09_8CED0GP_v30.4495d0c.htmlhttp://med.brown.edu/DPHB/faculty/facultypage?id=1100924267 He also has an active private practice, with a focus on marriage counseling for individuals and couples. In addition, he is a presenter at the annual Smart Marriages Conference. Haltzman also spends one day of his week working with clients for SSTAR, a Drug and Alcohol / Mental Health Facility in Fall River MA.
, 2006, http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787994146.html. The book is a marriage guide for men.http://www.secretsofmarriedmen.com/aboutbook.html http://www.browndailyherald.com/media/paper472/news/2006/02/27/Features/Med-School.Prof.Speaks.Out.On.Relationships-1638930.shtml?norewrite200606301030&sourcedomain=www.browndailyherald.com
In January 2008 Haltzman came out with The Secrets of Happily Married Women: How to Get More Out of Your Relationship by Doing Less, Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons, which he co-authored with Theresa Foy DiGeronimo.http://health.usnews.com/blogs/on-women/2008/02/08/secrets-of-happily-married-women.htmlhttp://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787996122,descCd-reviews.html Haltzman followed that with the July 2009 release of The Secrets of Happy Families: Eight Keys to Building a Lifetime of Connection and Contentment.http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470377100.html Using the format of his prior two books, Haltzman published the findings of a survey of 1266 individuals and determined the factors that led to families being happy.http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6657244.html?q=haltzman
Haltzman has also founded the website: www.secretsofmarriedmen.com and www.365Reasons.com.
, 20/20, and Tucker
, and has been cited in media on a number of occasions.http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:X9I5s863q48J:www.majon.com/advanced/pressreleases/haltzman2.html+scott+haltzman&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=31&gl=ushttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/08/05/lw.nokids.nojob.wives/index.htmlhttp://www.usnews.com/articles/business/retirement/2008/02/04/7-tips-for-retiring-with-your-spouse.htmlhttp://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2008/10/28/2008-10-28_experts_lindsay_lohan_may_be_sexually_co-2.htmlhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-07-22-mental-health-finances_N.htmhttp://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0407/p20s01-ussc.htm
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
psychiatrist
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, relationship counselor
Relationship counseling
Relationship counseling is the process of counseling the parties of a relationship in an effort to recognize and to better manage or reconcile troublesome differences and repeating patterns of distress...
, and author. He is known for his work in support of marriage and husbands.
Haltzman’s interest in the nature of the married relationship grows from observations made over years of his providing individual and couple’s therapy. His research focuses on seeking out data to better help understand the relationship patterns of husbands and wives, and the techniques individuals use to advance the institution of marriage.
Early life
Haltzman is the son of Jay Haltzman, the President of the Paint-n-Paper stores in Allentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
, and the late Delores ("Dolly") Haltzman, the former President and Artistic Director of the Repertory
Repertory
Repertory or rep, also called stock in the United States, is a term used in Western theatre and opera.A repertory theatre can be a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation...
Dance Theater and the Dolly Haltzman School of Dance in Allentown. He has two brothers (Mark, a trial
Trial
A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard.It may refer to:*Trial , the presentation of information in a formal setting, usually a court...
attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, and Jonathan) and a sister (Jennifer, the current President of the Repertory Dance Theater and Dolly Haltzman School of Dance). Haltzman's inquisitive mind was in evidence at an early age.
Education
Haltzman graduated from Emmaus High SchoolEmmaus High School
Emmaus High School is a public high school located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12 in Pennsylvania's East Penn School District in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Emmaus is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located five miles southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Emmaus was 11,313 at the 2000 census...
and received his Bachelor's Degree in English and Biology from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1982.http://www.redbookmag.com/love-sex/experts/bio_scott-haltzman He received his M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
degree from Brown Medical School
Brown Medical School
The Warren Alpert Medical School is the medical school of Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. First established in 1811, the school was suspended after sixteen years of operation by university President Francis Wayland. The medical school was reinstated in 1975...
in 1985. He completed his chief residency and was a Fellow in Psychiatry at the Yale-New Haven Hospital
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Yale-New Haven Hospital , Connecticut's largest hospital with 966 beds, is located in New Haven, Connecticut.The hospital is owned and operated by the Yale New Haven Health System, Inc...
.http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/20/style/susan-reynolds-hayum-weds-dr-scott-haltzman.html
Haltzman is board certified
American Board of Medical Specialties
The American Board of Medical Specialties is a non-profit physician-led umbrella organization for 24 of the 26 approved medical specialty boards in the United States...
in psychiatry, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the most influential worldwide. Its some 38,000 members are mainly American but some are international...
.
Practice
Haltzman is the Medical Director of Northern Rhode Island Community Services, a mental health and substance-abuse treatment center in Woonsocket, Rhode IslandWoonsocket, Rhode Island
Woonsocket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 41,186 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts border....
, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at Brown Medical School.http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_haltzman18_06-18-09_8CED0GP_v30.4495d0c.htmlhttp://med.brown.edu/DPHB/faculty/facultypage?id=1100924267 He also has an active private practice, with a focus on marriage counseling for individuals and couples. In addition, he is a presenter at the annual Smart Marriages Conference. Haltzman also spends one day of his week working with clients for SSTAR, a Drug and Alcohol / Mental Health Facility in Fall River MA.
Author
Haltzman is the author of The Secrets of Happily Married Men: Eight Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart Forever, Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
, 2006, http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787994146.html. The book is a marriage guide for men.http://www.secretsofmarriedmen.com/aboutbook.html http://www.browndailyherald.com/media/paper472/news/2006/02/27/Features/Med-School.Prof.Speaks.Out.On.Relationships-1638930.shtml?norewrite200606301030&sourcedomain=www.browndailyherald.com
In January 2008 Haltzman came out with The Secrets of Happily Married Women: How to Get More Out of Your Relationship by Doing Less, Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons, which he co-authored with Theresa Foy DiGeronimo.http://health.usnews.com/blogs/on-women/2008/02/08/secrets-of-happily-married-women.htmlhttp://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787996122,descCd-reviews.html Haltzman followed that with the July 2009 release of The Secrets of Happy Families: Eight Keys to Building a Lifetime of Connection and Contentment.http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470377100.html Using the format of his prior two books, Haltzman published the findings of a survey of 1266 individuals and determined the factors that led to families being happy.http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6657244.html?q=haltzman
Haltzman has also founded the website: www.secretsofmarriedmen.com and www.365Reasons.com.
Media appearances
Haltzman has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning AmericaGood Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, 20/20, and Tucker
Tucker (television program)
Tucker is an American television program on MSNBC that focused on politics, hosted by Tucker Carlson. The show aired from June 6, 2005–March 14, 2008....
, and has been cited in media on a number of occasions.http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:X9I5s863q48J:www.majon.com/advanced/pressreleases/haltzman2.html+scott+haltzman&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=31&gl=ushttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/08/05/lw.nokids.nojob.wives/index.htmlhttp://www.usnews.com/articles/business/retirement/2008/02/04/7-tips-for-retiring-with-your-spouse.htmlhttp://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2008/10/28/2008-10-28_experts_lindsay_lohan_may_be_sexually_co-2.htmlhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-07-22-mental-health-finances_N.htmhttp://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0407/p20s01-ussc.htm
Award
In 2007 Haltzman was honored by the Women's Resource Center of Newport & Bristol Counties (Rhode Island) as one of 19 "Men who Make a Difference."http://www.hitchedmag.com/bio_scotthaltzman.phpPersonal
- Haltzman married Susan (née Reynolds Hayum) Haltzman in 1988,http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/20/style/susan-reynolds-hayum-weds-dr-scott-haltzman.html and they and their children reside in Barrington, Rhode IslandBarrington, Rhode IslandBarrington is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,310 at the 2010 census.In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Barrington sixth on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States.-History:...
.
External links
- Redbook Magazine bio
- "Dr. Scott's 365 Reasons to Stay Married", 365reasons.com.
- "Susan Reynolds Hayum Weds Dr. Scott Haltzman," The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, March 20, 1988. - "How to win your wife’s heart forever", by Scott Haltzman, FamilyMinistries.org, January 2005.
- "Making Marriage (Like) Work; An Author Says Men Can Succeed by Treating It Like a Job," The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, January 24, 2006. - "Med School prof speaks out on relationships; Book by Scott Haltzman '82 MD '85 garners media attention", The Brown Daily HeraldThe Brown Daily HeraldThe Brown Daily Herald is the student newspaper of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. It is financially and editorially independent of the University, and publishes Monday through Friday during the academic year with additional issues during commencement, summer and orientation...
, February 2, 2006.