The Conundrum of Psychoanalytic Education: What are We Trying to Teach? Toward What End? An Introduction to the Section
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
Published online on May 28, 2026
Abstract
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 441-451, August 2026.
The current crisis confronting psychoanalytic education is described. Essentially, there is little agreement about the definitions of psychoanalysis. Traditionally, the training analyst system has been blamed for all the ills that confront contemporary ...
The current crisis confronting psychoanalytic education is described. Essentially, there is little agreement about the definitions of psychoanalysis. Traditionally, the training analyst system has been blamed for all the ills that confront contemporary ...