Frank Pittman

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.

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, where he practices family therapy. He has been active as a psychiatrist and practicing family therapist since 1962. Both of Dr. Pittman's daughters are psychologists.

Education

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

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

Articles
More scholarly articles, Google Scholar
 * "Ask Dr. Frank", column, Psychology Today, March/April 1994 issue
 * "Ask Dr. Frank", Psychology Today, May/June 1994 issue

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