Frank Smith Pittman, III, M.D. (1935 – November 24, 2012) was an American psychiatrist and author. He wrote a regular column, "Ask Dr. Frank", which used to appear in Psychology Today. During his lifetime, he was a "widely quoted author" of Man Enough: Fathers, Sons and the Search for Masculinity and Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy. He was also author of books Grow Up!: How Taking Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult, and Turning Points: Treating Families in Transition and Crisis. Dr. Pittman practiced out of Atlanta, Georgia, where he was active as a psychiatrist and family therapist from 1962 until his death in 2012. Both of Dr. Pittman's daughters are psychologists. Infidelity was a central focus of Dr. Pittman's work. In a 1993 article for Psychology Today. In 2003, Dr. Pittman was recognized with the Smart Marriages Impact Award at the annual conference of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education. Dr. Pittman died at his Atlanta home on November 24, 2012 of cancer. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betsy Pittman, two daughters, Dr. Tina Wagers of Boulder, CO., and Dr. Virginia Pistilli of Portola, CA.; a son, Frank S. Pittman IV of Atlanta, GA; a sister, Joanna Fox of Cashiers, NC, and seven grandchildren. Education Research, Community Mental Health, Family Therapy, Denver, Colorado, from a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health Medical Residency, psychiatry, Emory University Publications Books Turning Points: Treating Families in Transition and Crisis, Frank Pittman, M.D., A Norton Professional Book, (Hardcover), W. W. Norton & Company; 1st ed edition, May 1987, , , W W Norton page Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy, Frank Pittman, M.D., W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition November 1990, , , W W Norton page Mentiras Privadas (Spanish edition), Amorrortu Editores, September 1994, , Man enough: fathers, sons and the search for masculinity, Frank Pittman, M.D., Perigee Trade; Reprint edition October 1, 1994, , Grow Up!: How Taking Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press, , , July 30, 1999 Articles "How to be a Grownup Even Around Your Own Parents", Psychotherapy.net, October 2002. "Beware Older Women Ahead," Psychology Today, January 1, 1999. "How to Manage Your Kids," Psychology Today, May 1, 1995. "How to Manage Mom and Dad," Psychology Today, November 1, 1994. "Ask Dr. Frank", Psychology Today, May/June 1994 issue.