David M. Allen, MD, author of Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents joins us to talk about critical, demanding, and hateful parents. David is professor emeritus of psychiatry and former director of psychiatric residency training at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. He is also author of the book How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders. He has carried out research on personality disorders, is a psychotherapy theorist, and is former associate editor of the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. He is also the author of three other books for psychotherapists, as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters.  Visit our website at www.newharbinger.com and use coupon code 'Podcast25' to receive 25% off your entire order.  Buy the Book:  New Harbinger - https://bit.ly/43PZ6tV   Amazon - https://a.co/d/fTJZwBe   Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1126903463   Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/44NlDc7   This podcast is edited by Jesse Fankushen.