Dr. Arthur Nielsen, MD Adjunct Faculty, Undergraduate, SESP

Arthur Nielsen, M.D. is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst specializing in the treatment of couples.  He is a faculty member at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Northwestern Med School, and a faculty member at Northwestern's Family Institute.  He is the originator of SESP/NU’s course, “Marriage 101: Building Loving and Lasting Relationships”.  He thanks his wife of 24 years for many insights into the rewards and difficulties of marriage, and his three daughters for some ideas about the challenges of relationships for younger people.

B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Harvard College, Department of Social Studies,1968
M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1972
Psychiatric Resident - Yale University School of Medicine,1973 - 1976
Institute for Psychoanalysis (Chicago); Diploma, 1992

Year		Degree		Institution
1992		Diploma		Institute for Psychoanalysis (Chicago)
1976		Residency (3 years)		Yale University School of Medicine
1972		M.D.		Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1968		B.A. Social Studies		Harvard College

HDPS 340		Marriage 101 The intricacies and problems of close, committed, interpersonal relationships, especially marriage.