Eve Caligor, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Psychotherapy Division
Training and Supervising Analyst
Private Office
122 East 42nd Street, Suite 3200
New York NY 10168
Professional Biography
Dr. Eve Caligor is a psychiatrist and a psychoanalyst. Her primary areas of clinical expertise are psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychoanalytic therapy and the evaluation and treatment of personality pathology. With her colleagues at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Caligor has developed Transference-Focused Psychotherapy – Extended (TFP-E). TFP-E is a model of psychodynamic therapy designed to enhance one’s sense of self and ability to establish and enjoy satisfying relationships with others. Based on psychodynamic principles and techniques and making use of evidence-based principles of psychotherapy, TFP-E enhances healthy personality functioning while addressing symptoms of anxiety and depression associated with problems in adaptation. Dr. Caligor has developed her interest in psychodynamic assessment of personality functioning as co-author of the Structured Interview for Personality Organization (STIPO), a semi-structured interview evaluating personality health and impairment within the framework of object relations theory.
Selected Presentations and Publications
Caligor E, Stern BL: Diagnosis, classification and assessment of narcissistic personality disorder within the framework of object relations theory. Journal of Personality Disorders, 2020, vol. 34 pp 104-121
Clarkin, JF, Caligor, E, Sowislo, J: An object relations perspective on the alternative model for personality disorders (DSM-5). Psychopathology, 2020, vol. 53, 141-148
Caligor E, Kernberg OK, Clarkin JF, Yeomans FE: Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology: Treating Self and Interpersonal Functioning. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 2018
Caligor E, Levy K, Yeomans FE: Narcissistic personality disorder: Diagnostic and clinical challenges. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2015, vol. 172, 5, 415-422
Hersh R, Caligor E, Yeomans FE: Fundamentals of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: Applications in Psychiatric and General Medical Settings. New York, Springer, 2017
Caligor E, Kernberg OF, Clarkin JF: Handbook of Dynamic Psychotherapy for Higher Level Personality Pathology. Washington D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 2007
Clarkin JF, Caligor E, Sowislo J: TFP Extended: Development and recent advances. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, in press
Education and Training
A.B., Harvard University, 1978
M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1982
Medical Internship, Internal Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital,1983
Residency in Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1986
Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1987
Certificate in Psychoanalysis, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, 1990
Faculty Research Fellowship, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, 2002
Honors
2019 Dewitt Wallace Distinguished Scholar, Department of Psychiatry Weill Cornell Medical College
2018 Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
2014 George S. Goldman Award for Achievement in Clinical Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Education, Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research Columbia University
2012 Distinguished Teacher Award, New York University School of Medicine
2010 JAPA Prize for best paper of 2009 in Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
2008 Poster Award for Best Poster, Meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association
2004 Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents Residency Training Program in Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association
2003 Howard Klar Teacher of the Year Award
2003 John Weber Prize for Psychoanalytic Research
2003 Roger MacKinnon Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, Residency Training Program in Psychiatry New York State Psychiatric Institute
2000 Roger MacKinnon Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, Residency Training Program in Psychiatry New York State Psychiatric Institute
1986 Horowitz Award for Clinical Excellence