Adam Blatner

Who is Adam Blatner?

Adam Blatner, MD, is a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, doubly Board Certified in Child/Adult Psychiatry, a Certified Trainer of Psychodrama and a psychology theorist. He is the author of the book Acting In, first published in 1973, which became the primary textbook for students of Psychodrama. He also wrote a number of other books and dozens of journal articles and chapters in textbooks, including the book The Art of Play.

Blatner has written papers and presented talks on a wide range of subjects, including Process philosophy, Postmodernism, and Scriptology. He became close friends with philosopher Charles Hartshorne in the final years of Hartshorne's life, helping him at his home in Austin, Texas.