American Psychoanalytic Association

American Psychoanalytic Association The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA), the oldest national psychoanalytic organization in the United States, was founded in 1911.

APsA focuses on education, research, advocacy and membership development. Visit us at www.apsa.org.

Please join us in congratulating Lucinda Ballantyne for being awarded JAPA’s New Author Prize for her elegant and though...
02/24/2026

Please join us in congratulating Lucinda Ballantyne for being awarded JAPA’s New Author Prize for her elegant and thought-provoking paper, “The Risk of the Revelatory State.” Lucinda Ballantyne is on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis and Beirut Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies and, formerly, on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. She has a private practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts and New York City.

JAPA also honors Paper Prize recipients Steven Cooper and Charles Jaffe, Wilma Bucci, Bernard Maskit, and Sean Murphy for their outstanding contributions to contemporary psychoanalytic scholarship. These awards were presented at the 2026 APsA National Meeting in San Francisco. To learn more about the winners, visit: https://apsa.org/announcing-the-japa-paper-prize-2024-and-new-author-prize/

Save the Date for the next event in the APsA Symposium Series! "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" will be online on S...
02/20/2026

Save the Date for the next event in the APsA Symposium Series! "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" will be online on Sunday, April 12, from 12 - 2PM EST. Registration information, continuing education, and additional event information will be available soon on our website. Stay tuned for an announcement!

We're supporting the next generation of psychoanalytic leaders! Pictured here are the 2025–2026 APsA Fellows at the 2026...
02/15/2026

We're supporting the next generation of psychoanalytic leaders! Pictured here are the 2025–2026 APsA Fellows at the 2026 National Meeting.

Applications for the 2026–2027 Fellowship are now open. The deadline is March 6, 2026. Learn more at https://apsa.org/fellowships-awards/apsafellowship2627/

APsA’s Fellowship Program is an early-career initiative designed for emerging leaders and educators across academia, mental health, psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, and interdisciplinary fields. Fellows receive complimentary registration to the National Meeting and the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of psychoanalysis while connecting with local and national communities.

Congratulations to Alexander Kriss at Fordham University for being named the winner of the 2026 APsA Book Prize for his ...
02/13/2026

Congratulations to Alexander Kriss at Fordham University for being named the winner of the 2026 APsA Book Prize for his book "Borderline: The Biography of a Personality Disorder" (Beacon Press, 2024).

Learn more about this award on our website: https://apsa.org/announcing-the-2026-book-prize-winner/.

Please join us in congratulating the APsA Holmes Commission on Racial Equality in American Psychoanalysis on receiving t...
02/11/2026

Please join us in congratulating the APsA Holmes Commission on Racial Equality in American Psychoanalysis on receiving the 2025 "Journal Issue" Gradiva Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis for "In Pursuit of Racial Equality in American Psychoanalysis: Findings and Recommendations from the Holmes Commission" published in JAPA, Vol. 72, Issue 3.

You can read more about the Holmes Commission here: https://apsa.org/about-apsa/holmes-commission/.

Our thanks to the chair, co-chairs, and commission members:
Dorothy Evans Holmes, Chair
Anton Hart, PhD, Co-Chair
Dionne R Powel, MD, Co-Chair
Beverly J. Stoute, MD, Co-Chair
Nancy Chodorow, PhD
M Fakhry Davids, MSc
Ebony Dennis, PsyD
William Glover, PhD
Francisco J. Gonzalez, MD
Forrest Hamer, PhD
Rafael Art. Javier, PhD
Maureen Katz, MD
Kimberlyn Leary, PhD
Rachel D. Maree, MD, MPH
Susan McNamara, MD
Teresa Mendez, MSW
Michael Moskowitz, PhD
Donald Moss, MD
Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD
Michael Russell, PhD
Jasmine Ueng-McHale, Ph.D.
Kirkland Vaughans, PhD

Join us in congratulating Anna Parker on being named the winner of the 2025 Excellence in Journalism Award, presented by...
02/09/2026

Join us in congratulating Anna Parker on being named the winner of the 2025 Excellence in Journalism Award, presented by the APsA Committee on Public Information, for her essay "The Art in the Analyst's Room."

By positioning herself as a proxy for the patient, Parker raises thoughtful questions about the analyst's person, questions often unasked, and gives voice to common curiosities about what the consulting room may signal or obscure within the analytic encounter. The result, the panel observed, is a balanced and engaging presentation of a subtle but important feature of psychoanalytic work.

To read more about this award, visit https://apsa.org/2025-excellence-in-journalism-award-recipient-and-special-recognition-honoree/

Stay tuned for the 2026 call for submissions—we want to read your work!

It is an honor to host our community at the National Meeting! We look forward to seeing you all again in 2027.
02/09/2026

It is an honor to host our community at the National Meeting! We look forward to seeing you all again in 2027.

APsA Statement on violence and its psychological impact in the United States.
02/06/2026

APsA Statement on violence and its psychological impact in the United States.

That’s a wrap on the 2026 National Meeting. Thank you to our attendees, presenters, special guests, and plenary speakers...
02/02/2026

That’s a wrap on the 2026 National Meeting. Thank you to our attendees, presenters, special guests, and plenary speakers Donnel Stern and Ken Corbett for making this gathering such a memorable one.

We were excited to debut our first Dinner Dance this year! The DPE presented a somber chamber music concert by Yellow Barn, we heard an interdisciplinary conversation with neuroscientist Christof Koch, and facilitated emerging scholarship through the Research Training Program (organized by Chuck Fisher) and the poster session—along with many other meaningful moments. Swipe through for highlights from the week.

Save the date for the 2027 National Meeting in Washington, D.C., at the Mayflower Hotel, Tuesday, February 2–Friday, February 5.

Congratulations to the 2026 Edith Sabshin Teaching Award recipients! APsA is proud to honor six outstanding educators wh...
01/20/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Edith Sabshin Teaching Award recipients! APsA is proud to honor six outstanding educators whose work brings psychoanalytic thinking beyond formal training programs. Established in 1999, the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award recognizes exceptional contributions to non-candidate education and celebrates a legacy of leadership, curiosity, and interdisciplinary engagement.

We thank these honorees for their lasting influence on students, colleagues, and the field. To learn more visit https://apsa.org/2025-edith-sabshin-teaching-award-recipients/.

2025 was a year of meaningful growth and transformation for APsA. From new departments and leadership initiatives to exp...
01/15/2026

2025 was a year of meaningful growth and transformation for APsA. From new departments and leadership initiatives to expanded education to the historic transition of becoming an International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) Component Society, APsA has continued to evolve to meet the clinical, cultural, and professional realities of the day. Read the full retrospective penned by APsA president, Dan Prezant, on our website: https://apsa.org/celebrating-growth-in-2025/

As we look ahead to 2026 and our upcoming National Meeting in San Francisco later this month, our work reflects a shared commitment with our members to strengthening the visibility of psychoanalysis. Speaking of the National Meeting, time is running out to pre-register. Online registration officially closes on 1/16/26 at Noon EST.

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