Alan Downs
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Alan Downs Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and author who is in private practice in Los Angeles, California. From 2007 until 2010, he was the CEO of Michael's House Treatment Center in Palm Springs, California where he continues to lead workshops for families and patients.
in psychology
from the University of Nebraska in 1989. He has spent the past 20 years working as a clinical psychologist. Alan Downs is also an author of several books, including, The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World, which is one of the leading self-help books for gay men. In 2005, Downs was a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
In addition to his many books, Downs has also been a contributing writer to Mother Jones
magazine.
Downs' work has been quoted numerous times in variety of media, including The New York Times
, The New Yorker
, The Wall Street Journal
, USA Today
, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle and many others. He has made appearances on such programs as CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America
, NBC Nightly News
and NPR's Morning Edition.
Speaker at Foundations Process Addictions 2009 Conference, Palms, Las Vegas, NV.
Background
Alan Downs earned a Ph.D.Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
from the University of Nebraska in 1989. He has spent the past 20 years working as a clinical psychologist. Alan Downs is also an author of several books, including, The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World, which is one of the leading self-help books for gay men. In 2005, Downs was a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
In addition to his many books, Downs has also been a contributing writer to Mother Jones
Mother Jones (magazine)
Mother Jones is an American independent news organization, featuring investigative and breaking news reporting on politics, the environment, human rights, and culture. Mother Jones has been nominated for 23 National Magazine Awards and has won six times, including for General Excellence in 2001,...
magazine.
Accomplishments
Downs is also an author whose books include:- The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World
- The Half-Empty Heart
- Secrets of an Executive Coach: Proven Methods for Helping Leaders Excel Under Pressure
- The Fearless Executive
- Seven Miracles of Management
- Why Does This Keep Happening to Me?
- Corporate Executions: the Ugly Truth about Downsizing – How Corporate Greed is Shattering Lives, Companies, and Communities
- Beyond the Looking Glass: Overcoming the Seductive Culture of Corporate Narcissism
Downs' work has been quoted numerous times in variety of media, including The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle and many others. He has made appearances on such programs as CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News
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and NPR's Morning Edition.
Speaker at Foundations Process Addictions 2009 Conference, Palms, Las Vegas, NV.
See also
- Corporate narcissism
- Group narcissism
- Narcissistic leadershipNarcissistic leadershipNarcissistic leadership is a common form of leadership. The narcissism may be healthy or destructive although there is a continuum between the two...
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