Frank Pittman

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Frank Pittman, M.D.

Born	1935 United States
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Fields	psychiatry, psychology, family therapy, psychotherapy
Known for	Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy Man enough: fathers, sons and the search for masculinity

Frank Smith Pittman, III, M.D. (1935 - ) is an American psychiatrist and author. He writes a regular column, "Ask Dr. Frank", which used to appear in Psychology Today^[1].

He is a "widely quoted author"^[1] of Man enough: fathers, sons and the search for masculinity^[2] and Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy^[3]. He is also author of books Grow Up!: How Taking Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult^[4], and Turning Points: Treating Families in Transition and Crisis^[5].

Dr. Pittman is based out of Atlanta, Georgia^[6], where he practices family therapy^[1]. He has been active as a psychiatrist and practicing family therapist since 1962^[7]. Both of Dr. Pittman's daughters are psychologists^[8].

1 Education
2 Publications
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Education

Research, Community Mental Health, Family Therapy, Denver, Colorado, from a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health^[8]
Medical Residency, psychiatry, Emory University^[8]

[edit] Publications

[edit] 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 , ISBN 1582380406 , ISBN 978-1582380407 , July 30, 1999

[edit] Articles

[edit] Presentations

"What are Men for, Anyway?", Reno, Nevada, June 28, 2003, Keynote Address, Smart Marriages Conference
Response to "The Death of 'Till Death Us Do Part': "Marriage in the 20th Century", July, 2002, Keynote Address, Smart Marriages Conference
Myth and Ritual in American Life, A Sloan Center for Working Families, "Ritual Function and Family Dysfunction: The Therapist's View", Emory University

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ask Dr. Frank, Psychology Today, March/April 1994, p.1-3.
^ 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
^ Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy, Frank Pittman, M.D., W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition November 1990, ISBN 0393307077 , ISBN 978-0393307078
^ Grow Up!: How Taking Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press , ISBN 1582380406 , ISBN 978-1582380407 , July 30, 1999
^ 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
^ Publishers Weekly, review, Private Lives, 1988, Reed Business Information, Inc.
^ Library Journal, review, Grow Up!, Demetria A. Harvin, Bronx, NY, Reed Business Information, Inc.
"Pittman (Man Enough, Putnam, 1993) is straightforward and witty in his guide to what it really takes to become a responsible adult. Effectively using his 37 years as a psychiatrist and family therapist, his 14 years as a movie critic, his six years as an advice columnist, and his personal experience to illustrate his points..."
^ ^a ^b ^c An Interview with Frank Pittman, MD, by Victor Yalom, PhD, Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, 2000 (www.psychotherapy.net)