Doctoral Project
Ruffalo, M. L. (2019). Understanding schizophrenia: Toward a unified biological and psychodynamic approach. Psychoanalytic Social Work, 26(2), 185-200. doi:10.1080/15228878.2019.1616570
Selected Publications
Ruffalo, M. L. (in press). Communication paradoxes in borderline personality disorder. Psychodynamic Psychiatry.
Aftab, A., Banicki, K., Ruffalo, M. L., & Frances, A. (2024). Psychiatric diagnosis: A clinical guide to navigating diagnostic pluralism. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 212(8), 445-454. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001791
MacDougald, Q., & Ruffalo, M. L. (2024). History of psychiatry: Its relevance in training and beyond. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/history-of-psychiatry-its-relevance-in-training-and-beyond
Ruffalo, M. L. (2024). A double bind: Communication in patients with borderline personality disorder. Psychiatric Times, 41(5), 1, 9.
Ruffalo, M. L., Kottapalli, M., & Anbukkarasu, P. (2023). Empathy in the care of individuals with schizophrenia: A vital element of treatment. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 77(1), 30-34. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20230022
Ruffalo, M. L. (2023). The psychotherapy of schizophrenia: A review of the evidence for psychodynamic and nonpsychodynamic treatments. Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 33(3), 222-228. doi:10.5152/pcp.2023.23627
Ruffalo, M. L., & Morehead, D. (2022). Psychiatry and psychotherapy: The great divorce that never happened. Psychiatric Times, 39(7), 24-25.
Ruffalo, M. L. (2022). The therapeutic attitude in psychotherapy. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-therapeutic-attitude-in-psychotherapy
Ruffalo, M. L. (2022). Remembering Silvano Arieti 40 years later. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 75(3), 103-107. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210039
Ruffalo, M. L. (2022). Self-blaming depression: Theory and technique. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/self-blaming-depression-theory-and-technique
Furiato, A. J., & Ruffalo, M. L. (2021). Schizophrenia in the emergency department: Psychologically and psychodynamically informed practices. Psychiatric Times, 38(11), 42-43.
Ruffalo, M. L. (2021). Psychotherapy as a medical treatment. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/psychotherapy-as-a-medical-treatment
Ruffalo, M. L. (2020). On the psychoanalytic treatment of conversion disorder. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/psychoanalytic-treatment-conversion-disorder
Ruffalo, M. L., & Pies, R. W. (2018, August 19). The reality of mental illness: Responding to the criticisms of antipsychiatry. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freud-fluoxetine/201808/the-reality-mental-illness
Frances, A. J., & Ruffalo, M. L. (2018). Mental illness, civil liberty, and common sense. Psychiatric Times, 35(7), 14A-14C.
Ruffalo, M. L. (2018). The psychoanalytic tradition in American psychiatry: The basics. Psychiatric Times. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/history-psychiatry/psychoanalytic-tradition-american-psychiatry-basics
Ruffalo, M. L. (2017). A brief history of lithium treatment in psychiatry. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 19(5), ii. doi:10.4088/PCC.17br02140
Aftab, A., Banicki, K., Ruffalo, M. L., & Frances, A. (2024). Psychiatric diagnosis: A clinical guide to navigating diagnostic pluralism. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 212(8), 445-454. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001791
MacDougald, Q., & Ruffalo, M. L. (2024). History of psychiatry: Its relevance in training and beyond. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/history-of-psychiatry-its-relevance-in-training-and-beyond
Ruffalo, M. L. (2024). A double bind: Communication in patients with borderline personality disorder. Psychiatric Times, 41(5), 1, 9.
Ruffalo, M. L., Kottapalli, M., & Anbukkarasu, P. (2023). Empathy in the care of individuals with schizophrenia: A vital element of treatment. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 77(1), 30-34. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20230022
Ruffalo, M. L. (2023). The psychotherapy of schizophrenia: A review of the evidence for psychodynamic and nonpsychodynamic treatments. Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 33(3), 222-228. doi:10.5152/pcp.2023.23627
Ruffalo, M. L., & Morehead, D. (2022). Psychiatry and psychotherapy: The great divorce that never happened. Psychiatric Times, 39(7), 24-25.
Ruffalo, M. L. (2022). The therapeutic attitude in psychotherapy. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-therapeutic-attitude-in-psychotherapy
Ruffalo, M. L. (2022). Remembering Silvano Arieti 40 years later. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 75(3), 103-107. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210039
Ruffalo, M. L. (2022). Self-blaming depression: Theory and technique. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/self-blaming-depression-theory-and-technique
Furiato, A. J., & Ruffalo, M. L. (2021). Schizophrenia in the emergency department: Psychologically and psychodynamically informed practices. Psychiatric Times, 38(11), 42-43.
Ruffalo, M. L. (2021). Psychotherapy as a medical treatment. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/psychotherapy-as-a-medical-treatment
Ruffalo, M. L. (2020). On the psychoanalytic treatment of conversion disorder. Psychiatric Times. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/psychoanalytic-treatment-conversion-disorder
Ruffalo, M. L., & Pies, R. W. (2018, August 19). The reality of mental illness: Responding to the criticisms of antipsychiatry. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freud-fluoxetine/201808/the-reality-mental-illness
Frances, A. J., & Ruffalo, M. L. (2018). Mental illness, civil liberty, and common sense. Psychiatric Times, 35(7), 14A-14C.
Ruffalo, M. L. (2018). The psychoanalytic tradition in American psychiatry: The basics. Psychiatric Times. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/history-psychiatry/psychoanalytic-tradition-american-psychiatry-basics
Ruffalo, M. L. (2017). A brief history of lithium treatment in psychiatry. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 19(5), ii. doi:10.4088/PCC.17br02140
