Posts by Dr. Ann Reitan

Dr. Ann Reitan (Olson) is a clinical psychologist who was educated at The University of Washington, Pepperdine University, and Alliant International University. She did her post-doctoral work at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of the book “Illuminating Schizophrenia: Insights into the Uncommon Mind”. Dr. Reitan has published poetry, fiction, and nonfiction on mental illness extensively, and she has a particular interest in the manifestations of psychosis. This interest includes comprehension of psychological theory and metatheoretical approaches to understanding theories of psychopathology. Dr. Reitan is a regular contributor to Psychology Today, where she writes under the pseudonym "Ann Olson"