Sidney J. Blatt

Sidney J. Blatt, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and of psychology, announced his retirement effective June 30. Blatt has been the longstanding chief of the Section of Psychology in Psychiatry; under his leadership, the predoctoral training programs in psychology at the Connecticut Mental Health Center and Yale-New Haven Hospital ranked among the top programs in the country. Since his arrival at Yale in 1960, Blatt distinguished himself with his rigorous approaches to the study of the psychoanalytic dimensions of psychological processes, particularly depression and its treatment. He has received numerous honors, including the Sigmund Freud Professorship at Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the Mary S. Sigourney Award of the Sigourney Trust; seven visiting professorships; and distinguished research awards from two divisions of the American Psychological Association.