The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), the oldest national psychoanalytic organization in
Operating as usual
07/20/2022
Visit the Flickr album featuring dozens of photos from the recent meeting in Boston.
111th Annual Meeting: June 1-5, 2022 The American Psychoanalytic Association 111th Annual Meeting: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
12/22/2021
APsaA member Stephen Seligman penned this opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The end of the Build Back Better plan is a gut punch to kids and poor families Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition to Biden’s spending plan kills prospects for paid...
12/21/2021
Are you obsessed with the hit HBO TV show Succession? Interesting family dynamics, to say the least! Austin Ratner gives us a psychoanalytic take. Enjoy! HBO Psychology Today
HBO Is Smiling: A Psychoanalytic Take On Your Obsession with "Succession" Are you obsessed with the hit HBO show Succession?
10/22/2021
Is a friend flailing around instead of facing reality? Read Austin Ratner's excellent piece on denial on Psychology Today.com.
Are You Rearranging Deck Chairs on Your Very Own Titanic? Why we deny what's right in front of us
10/15/2021
When is "busy" a sign of something much deeper? Listen to this episode of The Third Ear as psychoanalysis Dr. Kristen Beesley and host Dr. Chris Heath take us deep into the reasons "why" people might be chronically busy.
https://apsaradio.org/f/busy-what-do-psychoanalysts-say-about-that
10/14/2021
This is a must-see.
A documentary about the movement for the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from the DSM in 1973. It releases today on American PBS, available to stream for 30 days. See the link below.
https://buff.ly/3oOTuPP
10/12/2021
Back to school and parent-teacher conferences! Our new article on Psychology Today.com offers helpful advice from a noted child and adolescent psychiatrist/psychoanalyst.
4 Steps for Productive Parent-Teacher Conferences Acceptance, honesty and collaboration are key ways to help your child.
08/31/2021
Thanks to the The New York Times for covering this important issue involving insurance and access to mental health care.
Loopholes Leave Gaps in Mandated Coverage for Mental Health Health plans for state and local workers can opt out of the federal law requiring them to treat mental health like other medical conditions.
08/30/2021
Is a joke just a joke?
Freud said Jokes are always counterculture.
In a joke, you can speak the unspeakable.
Thanks to the World Famous Strand Book Store for hosting Hannah Zeavin, Ph.D. author of The Distance Cure. Dr. Zeavin is a former APsaA Fellow and her new book is a VIP read.
08/25/2021
Why, oh why do some deny? Psychoanalysis may have an answer. Austin Ratner, MD authored this great piece for Psychology Today.com.
When Denial Turns Deadly: A Psychoanalytic Perspective When the inability to face facts has fatal consequences.
08/22/2021
Helpful article for worried parents/caregivers for back-to-school under the continuing COVID Cloud...
COVID-19's Back-to-School Fears and Questions: Year Two New (but familiar) worries for the new school year.
08/19/2021
Wow. This is a great read. Thanks, Psychotherapy Action Network and Linda Michaels, PsyD, MBA, the author of this article. Psychotherapy Action Network
After Being Sued by Talkspace, I Never Thought I’d be Agreeing With Them. Or am I? — Psychotherapy Action Network The following first appeared on Medium . Reprinted by permission. — Ed.
08/16/2021
New school year. Same worries (and more). Read this great article by Dan Prezant, Ph.D. in the Psychoanalysis Unplugged blog from Psychology Today.
COVID-19's Back-to-School Fears and Questions: Year Two New (but familiar) worries for the new school year.
08/16/2021
Hmmm. Interesting! Thanks to Freud Museum London for hosting!
Online Course! This is the first of five six-hour courses offering a complete introduction to Freud.
'Introducing Freud (1): Hysteria and the Traumatic Neuroses' with Keith Barrett BA PhD. 16 - 17 September. Book now! https://www.freud.org.uk/event/introducing-freud-1-hysteria/
08/13/2021
How to Manage Stress During the School Year While still dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, back-to-school stress is higher than ever. Learn how adults and students can use stress-fighting skills to face this year head on.
08/10/2021
APsaA's Committee on Psychoanalysis and the Academy is seeking nominations for the Courage to Dream Book Prize! Learn more at apsa.org/content/courage-dream-book-prize
08/10/2021
APsaA's Committee on Psychoanalysis and the Academy invite you to submit for the Undergraduate Essay Prize! It's a great opportunity! Learn more apsa.org/content/undergraduate-essay-prize
08/09/2021
APsaA's Committee on Psychoanalysis and the Academy invite you to apply to Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Teachers' Academy. It's a great opportunity! Learn more apsa.org/teachers-academy
08/09/2021
Back to school worries? Some advice in this article featuring Gail Saltz, M.D.
How to Manage Stress During the School Year While still dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, back-to-school stress is higher than ever. Learn how adults and students can use stress-fighting skills to face this year head on.
08/06/2021
It’s nearly fall!
Take a deep dive into fall courses, both theory and technique!
https://conta.cc/3isuTwm
08/06/2021
Why are humans prone to DENIAL? This article features insight from Austin Ratner, M.D.
Why We’re Prone to Denial When it comes to the Freudian defense mechanism that’s been all over the news, there’s more going on than meets the eye.
08/03/2021
Are you ready? The American Psychoanalytic Association's 110th Annual Meeting is right around the corner! Register now and find all the information you need on our Meetings Page! http://www.apsameeting.org/
08/02/2021
The wonderful Dr. Kolod…
Masked Rage: Conspiracy Theories and Annihilation Anxiety
the Psychoanalysis of Medical Masks
Panel on 1 Aug 2021
Chaired by Sue Kolod
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Jeanne Wolff Bernstein, Austria
A. Chris Heath USA
Maureen Murphy USA
Simultaneous Interpretation in all 4 IPA Languages
52nd IPA Congress / 26th IPSO Congress
07/30/2021
Want creative, happy kids? Put them on ‘kairos time’ | COMMENTARY Many older children and adolescents nowadays live overscheduled lives. This stifles creativity, which arises from long periods of freedom, followed by moments of surprise, wonder and inspiration.
07/27/2021
Please read this insightful article in the Washington Post by Hannah Zeavin, Ph.D.
Perspective | The U.S. has never tried a comprehensive approach to mental health care The pandemic worsened mental health problems, but solutions have long been elusive.
07/16/2021
SAVE THE DATE for PPNow2021!
5-6 November, British Library and online.
Sexual Diversity & Psychoanalysis. Acknowledging the past and looking to the future with contemporary psychoanalytic thinking, which moves beyond heternormative assumptions.
Speakers include Dr Jack Drescher, Lord Michael Cashman, and Prof Mary Hepworth.
More details and booking will be available soon www.bpc.org.uk/ppnow2021
07/11/2021
Worth a listen.
Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Optimizing Sleep, Performance, and Testosterone (#521) Interview with Dr. Andrew Huberman on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
07/07/2021
Do YOU have Pandemic Trauma and Stress Experience? Read about PTSE in this new article by Dr. Brenda Bauer on Psychology Today.
When You're So Not Over the Pandemic Strategies for coping with Pandemic Trauma and Stress Experience (PTSE).
06/25/2021
Is it you? Is it them? Hmmm.... Learn more about Projective Identification in our newest Psychology Today article.
Understanding Boundaries: What Is Projective Identification? What to do when you lose your boundaries.
Learn more about psychoanalysis.
06/18/2021
Another wonderful event from Freud Museum London.
Join us for 'Psychoanalysis for the People: Free Clinics and the Social Mission of Psychoanalysis', the second of two conferences exploring socially engaged psychoanalytic practice. Ticket holders will have access to the recording for 30 days.
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July 2021, 2 - 5pm. Book your tickets now!
https://www.freud.org.uk/event/psychoanalysis-for-the-people-free-clinics-and-the-social-mission-of-psychoanalysis-2/
06/18/2021
Congratulations to 2021 Distinguished Service Award winner Dr. Jay Kwawer.
https://apsa.org/content/dr-jay-kwawer-receives-2021-distinguished-service-award
06/18/2021
Read about how two psychoanalysts helped other mental health care workers during the pandemic. Gennifer Lane Briggs LCSW and Gillian Isaacs Russell, Ph.D. led this extraordinary effort. https://apsa.org/content/during-pandemic-analysts-offer-hope-colleagues
06/15/2021
Are you on Zoom a lot? Of course you are! Can't stand the way you look? You're not alone, and you may be feeling the effects of "Zoom Dysmorphia," as described in our Psychology Today article by psychoanalyst Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin, Psy.D. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychoanalysis-unplugged/202106/what-is-zoom-dysmorphia-and-why-does-it-hurt
06/15/2021
Are you a mental health care professional? The APsaA COVID-19 Advisory Team answers many of your important questions during these transitional times. Thank you to Dr. Gail Saltz, Daniel Prezant, Ph.D., Jeff Taxman, M.D., Gennifer Lane Briggs, LCSW and host David Scharff, M.D. Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42t5vPUnd2s&t=11s
Psychoanalysis During Transitional Times: A Roundtable Discussion w/ APsaA's COVID-19 Advisory Team To open or not to open? This is just one of the many important questions psychoanalysts are facing concerning their patients, their practices, their communit...
06/08/2021
Did you know YOUR feelings of GUILT may be rooted in someone else’s ENVY? The insightful psychoanalyst Kristen Beesley writes about this fascinating concept in a brand new Psychology Today article.
Do You Feel Guilty and Don't Know Why? The answer may have to do with envy.
06/01/2021
APsaA supports the current robust conversation surrounding mental heath in the world of sports.
Grand Slam leaders to address Osaka's concerns Grand Slam tennis tournaments are pledging to address players' mental health concerns in the wake of Naomi Osaka withdrawing from the French Open.
06/01/2021
What about the therapeutic relationship? Hmmm...
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