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Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2004 Comparative Confidentiality in Psychoanalysis International To what extent do national laws protect the confidentiality of patients in analysis? A joint IPA/British Institute of International and Comparative Law (London) publication PSYCHOANALYSIS News Magazine of the International Psychoanalytical Association This study is the result of the work carried out by psychoanalytic treatment is protected by the law various psychoanalytical societies and psychoanalysts across seven countries. From this research, besides of different nationalities and overseen by a supervising useful information, the contributors identify common committee, chaired by Penelope Garvey (IPA), themes and recommendations. composed of three regional representatives of the The topic we are dealing with has proved to be Good Work at the Frontiers IPA and two representatives of the British Institute extremely important and has recently been the object of International and Comparative Law (London). of many discussions, both in the psychoanalytical and One thousand delegates enjoy a “very participative” Congress In each country a lawyer and a psychoanalyst legal fields… were appointed to compile data on legal and This book considers the essence of the important Han Groen-Prakken: psychoanalytical practice. National contributors from concept of confidentiality, and makes available useful a life devoted to psychoanalysis Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England and Wales, and detailed information about the bases on which Germany, Italy and the United States were supplied confidentiality is treated, from a psychoanalytical and with a questionnaire related to analyst/patient legal point of view, in the countries considered. This Focus confidentiality to establish the rules in each country. allows us to analyze how the duty of confidentiality On the regulation of psychoanalysis The purpose of this project was to study the extent to changes in different jurisdictions and is relative to the which the confidentiality of patients undergoing legal position of psychoanalysts in different countries. New funding for research Adapted from the preface by Jorge Canestri, Chair of the IPA Ethics Committee To be published in Autumn 2004. Price to be announced See IPA Website for details British Journal of Psychotherapy There is a VACANCY for the post of EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL We are inviting applications from psychotherapists policy is largely in the hands of the Editor, with the to edit this prestigious journal, which provides a overall aim of providing a forum for practising forum for clinical and theoretical discussion in psychotherapists and others interested in psychoanalytic the field of psychotherapy. psychotherapy and its social and cultural contexts, as well as its relations to other therapies. The journal was founded in 1984, and represents a wide spectrum of psychotherapeutic opinion. It is currently Applicants for the post should have substantial sponsored by nine psychotherapy organizations that experience as a psychotherapist, a record of publications, and a creative interest in informing and belong to either the UKCP or the BCP. stimulating discussion across the psychotherapy The Editor leads an Editorial Board, members of which profession. This post provides an opportunity to represent the sponsoring organizations. Board develop the journal’s role as a forum for the members take an active part in reviewing submitted professional issues and scientific ideas of the articles, and in generating solicited material. Editorial British psychotherapeutic community today. The journal is published by Artesian Books Ltd who will offer a substantial honorarium More information about the post, and terms and conditions, is available from Artesian Books, [email protected] An informal phone call to Bob Hinshelwood 07947 385 7665, would be welcome International Association Internationale Asociación Psychoanalytical Psychanalytique Psychoanalytische Psicoanalítica Association Internationale Vereinigung Internacional 2 CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE IPA. ISSN 1564-0361 Editor Alex Holder Past Editors Ethel Person, Leopold Nosek Regional Editors Europe: Michel Vincent, Henrik Enckell, Giuseppina Antinucci. Latin America: Renato Canovi, Eduardo Laverde Rubio, Juan Pablo Jiménez de la Jara. North America: Abby Adams-Silvan, Irene Cairo, Sharon Zalusky. Contents Language Editors German News Magazine: Alex Holder English News Magazine: Robert Stein French News Magazine: Colette Scherer Contents Spanish News Magazine: Cecilio Paniagua NEWS Corresponding Editor Australia: Deborah McIntyre 3 Editorial Production Manager Robert Stein Announcement Sub-Editor Sophie Richmond Translation Team Conceptual Research Fund German: Elisabeth Vorspohl, Katrin Grünepütt, Joachim Roether, Michael Mertl. English Philip Slotkin. 4 People French: Danielle Goldstein, Marianne Robert, Catherine Roux. Members who have left, members who have died Spanish: María Julia Sainz Bello, Magdalena Padrón Araújo, Pilar Rodas Riley, María José Mancini, Irene Cusien. Layout and Production 5 Obituary Bobbett Creative Communications Print Han Groen-Prakken NewNorth Print The International Psychoanalytical Association 6 IPA Activities Board of Representatives President Daniel Widlöcher The President’s column: psychoanalysis and the health care system Secretary-General Donald Campbell Treasurer Nadine Levinson 7 IPA Activities Representatives Sander Abend, Marilia Aisenstein, Werner Bohleber, Stefano Bolognini, Aloysio D’Abreu, The Secretary-General updates the members on current issues and Henk Jan Dalewijk, Norman Doidge, Shmuel Erlich, Richard Fox, James Gooch, Charles Hanly, IPA initiatives Celia Katz de Eskenazi, Leopold Nosek, Carmen Médici de Steiner, Robert Pyles, Agneta Sandell, Robert Tyson, Sverre Varvin, 10 IPA Activities Marcelo Viñar, Fernando Weissmann, Raquel Zak de Goldstein The Treasurer’s report: recent difficulties – future prospects President-Elect Cláudio Laks Eizirik Secretary-Designate Mónica Siedmann de Armesto 12 World Activities Honorary President Leo Rangell Europe: Austria; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Italy; Sweden; Honorary Vice-President Robert S. Wallerstein Corporate Officers Spain; Israel Piers Pendred (Director General) Tom Asher (Legal Counsel) Latin America: COWAP; Chile; FEPAL; Argentina; Uruguay NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO North America: NAPsaC; Canada; USA INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS 1. Languages Contributions can be submitted in any of the four working languages of the IPA, i.e. English, French, INSIGHT German or Spanish. 2. Deadlines The two annual issues of International Psychoanalysis 8 Focus: The regulation of psychoanalysis have deadlines for the submission of contributions which must be strictly adhered to. Failure to do so Renato Canovi describes the situation in Latin America may mean that the contribution will have to be held over until the following issue or have to be scrapped altogether. The deadlines for submission of contributions are as follows: 31 January for the first issue 31 August for the second issue 3. Methods of submission Contributions must be submitted to the address listed under 4 below, either (a) as an e-mail attachment, or (b) on a diskette in RTF format (Rich Text format). 4. Addresses for contributions International All contributions must be sent to Front Cover: See Separate Congress Report The Editor PSYCHOANALYSIS Larger Photos, L to R: Dr Alex Holder Glen Gabbard, Shmuel Erlich, Körnerstr. 17, 22301 Hamburg, Germany International Psychoanalytical Association Antonio Damasio, Sonia Abadi email: [email protected] Broomhills, Woodside Lane, London N12 8UD, UK Photo Caption: Images from the 5. Exceptions Tel: +44 20 8446 8324 Fax: +44 20 8445 4729 New Orleans Congress. Contributions from Component Societies which are Email: [email protected] www.ipa.org.uk All photographs © Riverview Photography. part of the news and calendar of events section should, in the first place, be sent to one of the three Regional Editors. EDITORIAL 3 You will have noticed that this issue held over for the Winter issue, or are on the crisis in psychoanalysis. It offers of International Psychoanalysis is included on the IPA Website (each is a new point of view on this problem. much slimmer than previous ones. individually referenced). What the There are also two further reactions reader will find in this issue, however, is on the subject of telephone analysis. Due to the IPA’s present financial the announcement of the establishment To our readers of the English edition situation and the Board’s decision of a Conceptual Research Fund, made in particular I would like to apologize to put $300,000 aside in order to possible thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. for the rather poor quality of the confront the world-wide crisis in Editorial couch photos in the last issue. We psychoanalysis, all the budgetary Both the President’s Column of Daniel have taken steps in the meantime to allocations for 2004 had to be Widlöcher and the only article in the prevent a repetition in the future. considerably reduced, including that Focus section address the question of the news magazine, which was cut of official governmental recognition Finally, I have to announce a further by more than half. Nadine Levinson, of psychoanalysis, its integration change on the Editorial Board of the our new Treasurer, outlines our into health care policy and health News Magazine. Germano Vollmer present financial situation in her