The Making of Psychohistory: Origins, Controversies, and Pioneering Contributors by Dr. Paul H. Elovitz, PhD (2018) – follow the link to order from the publisher (ISBN # 978-1-138-58749-6, use FLR40 code to get a 20% discount).
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Volume 33 Number 1Winter 2026
ISSN 1080-2622
Editorial Board
C. Fred Alford, PhD University of Maryland • James William Anderson, PhD Northwestern University • David R. Beisel, PhD RCC-SUNY • Marilyn Charles, PhD Austen Riggs Center • Lawrence J. Friedman, PhD Harvard University • Ken Fuchsman, EdD University of Connecticut • Juhani Ihanus, PhD University of Helsinki • Peter Loewenberg, PhD UCLA • Denis O’Keefe, PhD New York University • Peter W. Petschauer, PhD Appalachian State University • William McKinley Runyan, PhD University of California-Berkeley • Vamık Volkan, MD University of Virginia
SPECIAL ISSUE ON PSYCHOHISTORICAL INSIGHTS ON ANGER, ANXIETY, AND FEAR IN OUR FRIGHTENED WORLD
- Lotto, D. (2026). Introduction. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.70763/e2ccf95a7f2e1878fcafc8376649b6e8
- Allcorn, S., & Stein, H. F. (2026). Toxic leadership and dysfunctional organizations. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.70763/2fe2a9d4c06124698de449b12aeb6249
- Brenner, I. (2026). On self-censorship. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 10-15. https://doi.org/10.70763/45017f6511f91be700fda3d118034994
- Hartman, J. J. (2026). Belongingness as an antidote to social malaise. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 16-18. https://doi.org/10.70763/94841421fb5e84a4d83e303949e6b211
- West, M. I. (2026). The current relevance of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web and The Wild Flag: A response to the Border Patrol’s Operation Charlotte’s Web. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 19-21. https://doi.org/10.70763/8558cb408c1d76621371888657d2eb1d
- Reibstein, R. (2026). Anxiety and hope have been on the agenda. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.70763/71e9c6620d381d60196ebe694840aaaa
- Ferraro, T. (2026). Fear and loathing in the 21st century. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.70763/1de7d2b90d554be9f0db1c338e80197d
- Goldblatt, M. J. (2026). Living in a frightening world. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 32-36. https://doi.org/10.70763/6822951732be44edf818dc5a97d32ca6
- Harry, T. (2026). No savior on the horizon: Zimbabwe’s silent struggle for healing and freedom. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.70763/c28f6ae146390a9c1b923233ef556c66
- Nourian, M. (2026). Anger, anxiety, and fear in Iran during the 12 day Israeli-Iranian 2025 air war. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 43-49. https://doi.org/10.70763/ad551fd8c04785df87b7ae269a20c243
- Moshtagh, N. (2026). Collateral damage: An immigrant’s psychic contiguity to a war back home. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 49-55. https://doi.org/10.70763/12e35d9186dd72fe62fd039385890b9c
- Pascua, G. C. (2026). Corruption and dissent in the Philippines: A fear anger dialectic. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 55-60. https://doi.org/10.70763/a11da6bd58b95b334f8cd49f00918f16
- Suneja, P. (2026). The collapsing tree: When a community fails its young. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 60-63. https://doi.org/10.70763/c39b9a47811f1eaf3244a63ae8c22734
- Lotto, D. (2026). Fearmongering. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 63-67. https://doi.org/10.70763/d0997de7af2f5d411d6b9c5ac64f53a0
- Rozentsvit, I. (2026). Curated fear and the psychology of a frightened world: Is there life beyond The Truman Show? Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.70763/466fb9bd9d76e8388d327709c005d02e
- Logue, J. (2026). Death rehearsal-An intrapsychic and interpersonal world “dry run”. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 74-80. https://doi.org/10.70763/f04b8b59e703ac3889bf1ce4ca52db81
- Petschauer, P. W. (2026). Fear the FEAR [Poem]. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 80-82. https://doi.org/10.70763/67c08c98984cc2bc4b9d1f0d2fe6726a
- Elovitz, P. H. (2026). Anger, anxiety, and fear abound in our world and are amplified by Trump’s presidency. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.70763/07ac7cd13fd0eb1654ccdbd222b81437
- Rozentsvit, I. (2026). They were fourteen and sixteen [Poem]. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 88-89. https://doi.org/10.70763/ddd1df443471e3abe89933f20d08116a
- Wood, R. (2026). Canadian responses to Trump’s 51st state threats viewed through a psychoanalytic lens. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 89-94. https://doi.org/10.70763/eefc7bfe8fd6e2c8c01aa6ca7b1aab1a
- Rubin, J. (2026). Hate hides where we are hurting: Psychoanalytic-meditative reflections on breaking cycles of violence. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 94-100. https://doi.org/10.70763/e0b0f9051084fd476926501af19e1e96
AMERICA’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH GUNS PART II
- Cerfolio, N. (2026). School shootings: The need for more empathic parenting. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.70763/1ba922ac006a8e5f2b123684c2f4d65f
- Weiner, H. (2026). Bullies and bystanders [Poem]. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 108-111. https://doi.org/10.70763/430a27748f3853d3745bda9d32419fef
- Weiner, H. (2026). Gun violence: The tip of the iceberg. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 111-115. https://doi.org/10.70763/a2a722df674185b45ae4752a1e7d5444
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE
- Vassileva, K. (2026). Three countries, the food for one body: A psychohistorical inquiry into the modern self. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 115-119. https://doi.org/10.70763/78211247db84d96acf4e00092a7fba80
BOOK REVIEWS
- Terry, K. (2026). A compassionate and insightful perspective on terrorism [Review of the book Psychoanalytic and Spiritual Perspectives on Terrorism: Desire for Destruction by Nina Cerfolio (2023)]. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 119-122. https://doi.org/10.70763/76cf4ecb943fc5282061fffd96ff4df9
- Rozentsvit, I. (2026). Escaping the prison you didn’t know you were in: Jeffrey Rubin’s Psychotherapy Case Studies [Review of the book Psychotherapy Case Studies: Escaping the Prison You Didn’t Know You Were In by Jeffrey B. Rubin (2025)]. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 122-125. https://doi.org/10.70763/aa85e45da94cb0d78853c50ba636a15a
- Rozentsvit, I. (2026). Relational roots of history: Fairbairn’s object relations theory for psychohistorians [Review of the book Ronald Fairbairn: A Contemporary Introduction by David P. Celani (2025)]. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 125-128. https://doi.org/10.70763/9c4e6233c6d5ff637e7984152a3531d5
Clio’s Psyche Call for Papers on
AI and Digital Media: Intimacy, Identity,
and the Future of Human Relationships
Fall 2026 Issue
Deadline: 09/01/2026
This special feature invites psychoanalytic, psychological, and explicitly psychohistorical inquiry into how AI and digital media are reshaping agency, identity, intimacy, conscience, and collective life. Submissions should move beyond commentary and engage historically and psychologically grounded analysis. Personal reflections and clinical or lived experience are welcome when situated within broader psychohistorical interpretation.
Deadline: 09/01/2026
This special feature invites psychoanalytic, psychological, and explicitly psychohistorical inquiry into how AI and digital media are reshaping agency, identity, intimacy, conscience, and collective life. Submissions should move beyond commentary and engage historically and psychologically grounded analysis. Personal reflections and clinical or lived experience are welcome when situated within broader psychohistorical interpretation.
Some possible topics to write about:
- Authority and autonomy: outsourcing judgment to always-available systems
- Intimacy and attachment: AI-mediated communication and the engineered “third”
- Truth and verification: fabricated citations, deepfakes, and erosion of epistemic trust
- Identity and reputational threat: duplication, impersonation, and shame
- Education and formation of mind: developmental consequences of outsourcing thinking
- Group psychology: algorithmic amplification, moral absolutism, and collapse of shared ground
- Work, dignity, and technological disruption
- Psychohistorical comparisons with earlier technological eras
For more topic ideas, visit https://psychohistoryforum.com/clios-psyche-call-for-papers-ai-and-digital-media-intimacy-identity-and-the-future-of-human-relationships/.
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