Paula J. Caplan (1947–2021)

Author of Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman's Guide to Surviving in the Academic World

About the Author

Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D., a clinical research psychologist, is an Affiliated Scholar at the Pembroke Center for Research and Teaching on Women at Brown University

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Works by Paula J. Caplan

They Say You're Crazy: How The World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal (1995) 79 copies

The Myth of Women's Masochism (1985) 62 copies

Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship (1989) 46 copies

Thinking Critically about Research on Sex and Gender (2nd Edition) (1993) 40 copies

The New Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship (2000) 15 copies

Gender Differences in Human Cognition (1997) — Editor — 12 copies

Bias in Psychiatric Diagnosis (2004) — Editor — 11 copies

When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans (2011) 11 copies, 1 review

You're Smarter Than They Make You Feel: How the Experts Intimidate Us and What We Can Do About It (1994) 9 copies

Between women : lowering the barriers (1981) 9 copies

Les Douze premiers mois de mon enfant (1991) 3 copies

Children's Learning and Attention Problems (1979) 2 copies

Is Anybody Listening? 1 copy

Les Douze Premiers Mois De Mon Enfant 1 copy

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New Scientist, 8 March 2008 (2008) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Legal name: Caplan, Paula Joan
Birthdate: 1947-07-07
Date of death: 2021-07-21
Gender: female
Education: Greenwood Laboratory School
Radcliffe College (AB hons)
Duke University (MA, PhD | Psychology)
Occupations: psychologist (clinical and research)
actor
director
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Organizations: Authors Guild
Relationships: Caplan, Jeremy B. (offspring)
Caplan, Emily (offspring)
Cause of death: melanoma (metastatic)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri, USA
Place of death: Rockville, Maryland, USA
Associated Place (for map): Maryland, USA

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When Johnny and Jane come marching home : how all of us can help veterans by Paula J. Caplan

In her book, Paula Caplan argues that the standard treatment of therapy and drugs is often harmful for veterans as it adds to the veterans' burdens by making them reliant on harmful drugs and perpetuates isolation. Caplan proposes an alternative: that we welcome veterans back into our communities and listen to their stories, one-on-one; and she provides guidelines for conducting these conversations.

Jan 14, 2022