Psychoanalysis

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 insurance schemes, and the problems Filho, who has been one of my three report. For this issue of the magazine, and difficulties arising in this Regional Editors for Latin America we had to cut some contributions connection. The article that appears in since the beginning of my Editorship considerably, or omit them altogether. the Focus section is only a beginning. and whom I would like to thank for Thus, in the obituary for Han Groen- Further articles by Basile, Perlman and his work, has been replaced by Juan Prakken, we could only include a Bruns/Gattig will be found on the IPA Pablo Jiménez de la Jara from Chile. couple of the tributes from a Website, and others will appear in the I welcome him to our Board and hope Memorial Meeting last November and, Winter issue of the Magazine. for a fruitful collaboration. furthermore, had to shorten both of them. Other contributions (as The Opinion section (available on the for instance an extensive article on IPA website) contains a response by Alex Holder, conceptual research) have had to be David H. Kligman to last issue’s Focus Editor

IPA ACTIVITIES

Conceptual Research Fund and their interrelationship in a way that would be appropriate for the complexity The IPA Research Advisory Board is and specificity of psychoanalytic clinical delighted to announce that, as a result of work, or research intended to develop new a most generous offer from an anonymous concepts suitable to bridge the gap donor, it is able to establish the Conceptual between the mind/body spheres. Historical Research Fund. This fund will support studies concerning the development and proposals from those interested in carrying types of psychoanalytic conceptual research out systematic research on conceptual itself could also be supported. issues in psychoanalysis, and applications IPA Activities are now invited. Applications to the Conceptual Research The development of psychoanalysis as Fund will be handled in exactly the same both a science and clinical practice has way as all other applications for IPA always relied heavily on various forms of research grants, the details of which are conceptual research. Thus conceptual available on the IPA website research has clarified, formulated and (www.ipa.org.uk). Applicants do not need reformulated psychoanalytic concepts, to specify that they are seeking support permitting researchers to better shape the under the fund. The RAB will consider all findings emerging in the clinical setting. proposals equally and, of those deemed to By enhancing clarity and explicitness in warrant funding, submit the ones that fall within the guidelines of the Conceptual the use of concepts, conceptual research ViennaMonika and Franz Huber, © Claudia Guderian has facilitated the integration of existing Research Fund for review to those who psychoanalytic thinking, as well as the irrespective of language differences, monitor the fund. Proposals approved development of new ways of looking at and an intensifying dialogue with other under the fund, rather than from the clinical and extra-clinical data. Moreover, disciplines. normal IPA funding programme, will be it has offered conceptual bridges to more likely to be fully funded. Successful Therefore, each year the IPA offers financial neighbouring disciplines particularly applicants will receive a certificate if their support for projects in conceptual research interested in psychoanalysis such as proposals have been accepted under the from the new fund. These could include, philosophy, sociology and anthropology, Conceptual Research Fund, as distinct for example, research designed to aesthetics, history of art and literature from the IPA’s normal programme of systematically clarify and evaluate existing and, more recently, cognitive science research funding. psychoanalytic concepts, update data and and neuroscience. research related to them, and test the The Conceptual Research Fund brings In the present phase of psychoanalytic epistemological bases and criteria of such with it the great benefit of expanding pluralism, the relevance of conceptual concepts. Projects to be supported could and extending the funds available to research is steadily increasing against a also comprise more general epistemological psychoanalytic research, as well as background of worldwide scientific topics, such as research in how to guaranteeing funding specifically for communication among psychoanalysts, conceptualize subjectivity and objectivity conceptual research proposals. 4 IPA ACTIVITIES

Members Honoured R. Chao William A. Harvey James Davie Othilda Krug David Rosenfeld has unanimously been Gwen Douglas S. Michael Lesse appointed as a Consultant Professor at the Beryl Goldblatt Murray D. Lewis University of Buenos Aires. Gillian Parker Judd Marmor Vera Pettitt Fav. F. Mott J.F. Shaw Stanley L. Olinick A. Skarbek George H. Pollock C.J. Todes Frederick C. Redlich Shirin Visram Edward J. Schiff BUENOS AIRES PSYCHOANALYTIC Otto E. Sperling eople ASSOCIATION Gertrude R. Ticho P Rafael Altaraz Stanley S. Weiss Eduardo Luxardo ARGENTINA PSYCHOANALYTIC DUTCH PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY ASSOCIATION Benno Bonke Mauricio Chevnik W. Dijk Susana de Simone de Pesce Blas C. Michienzi David Rosenfeld Meinoud Dijkema Marian Klauwers Blanca Montevechio Vamik Volkan has received the Sigmund A.J.M. Oers Alba Sevini de Morgan Freud Award of the city of Vienna in H.F.A. Schalken BRAZILIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY collaboration with the World Council Yvonne Slijper OF SÃO PAULO of Psychotherapy for his ‘outstanding Lygia Alcântara do Amaral GERMAN PSYCHOANALYTICAL contributions to psychotherapy Virginia Leone Bicudo worldwide’. ASSOCIATION Marina Gambaroff CANADIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY We extend our heartiest congratulations Gerhard Hoffmann David Hurley to these two colleagues. Helmut Junker Henri Richard Burghard Klapp COLOMBIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY Helmut Meinshausen Ofelia Valderrama Members who have left Uta Müllern-Kitter DUTCH PSYCHOANALYTICAL ASSOCIATION – 1 September 2003 – 1 March 2004 Gerhard Paar GENOOTSCHAP ARGENTINE PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION Christian Reimer A.Y. Berkouwer Bertha Berra Brigitte Winter-Klemm Luis Chiozza DUTCH PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY PARIS PSYCHOANALYSTICAL SOCIETY José Cukier J. (Han) Groen-Prakken Bernard Durand Alberto Desouches Tecera GERMAN PSYCHOANALYTICAL ASSOCIATION Annie Gachet Alicia Diez Sammy Speier Maria Gertler Marta Fernández de Rimoldi Barbara Wiese Valérie Harle Luis Gratch INDIAN PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY Ruth Hayward Luisa Kremer Hashi Gupta Marcel Sassolas Robert Marcer Barbro Sylwan ITALIAN PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY Catalina Nagy Rothbaum Mauro Morra Enrique Obstfeld PSYCHOANALYTICAL ASSOCIATION JAPAN PSYCHOANALTIC SOCIETY Luiz Oliveira Velloso OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO Keigo Okonogi Ernesto Rey Harriet Schelble NORWEGIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY Hilda Schupack RECIFE PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY Finn Askewold Manuel Silberman Regina Pontual PARIS PSYCHOANALYSTICAL SOCIETY BELGIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY SWEDISH PSYCHOANALYTICAL Denise Cahn Danièle Flagey-Souris (PROVISIONAL) ASSOCIATION Jean Cournut Annie Muraille Annette Tonndorf Pierre Dubor Michel Souris SWEDISH PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY Elisabeth Hadjiisky BRAZILIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY Karin Gyllensköld Benno Rosenberg Henry Jablonski OF RIO DE JANEIRO SWEDISH PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY Bo Larsson Jaime Bieler Carl-Erik Brattemo Lis Lind Jayme Bisker Lena Norman Vera Campos Peter Molin Maria Diehl Rolf Thorén Tatiana Fichman SWISS PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY Gomes Freitas Filho Serenetta Sonzini Capra OPINION Arthur Koblitz Neto URUGUYAN PSYCHOANALYTIC Three ‘Opinion’ articles may be Simone Sotto Mayor ASSOCIATION found on the IPA web site Geraldo Souza Filho Silvia Avallone ‘News Magazine’ page: BRAZILIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY Members who have died • Kligman on the OF SÃO PAULO 1 September 2003 – 1 March 2004 ‘Crisis in Psychoanalysis’ Jurema Ayala AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYTIC • Telephone Analysis – Yonne Fonseca ASSOCIATION (APsaA) Maria Oliveira Lenzi Erwin Angres Zusman de Arbiser comments Julieta Widman José Barchilon • Telephone Analysis – BRITISH PSYCHO-ANALYTICAL SOCIETY Frank Fraser Evans Amati Mehler and Argentieri Margaret Arden Albert E. Goldberg respond to Zalusky Mollie Callender Remigio G. Gonzalez OBITUARY 5

Han Groen-Prakken Obituary

Han Groen-Prakken (25 November 1927–18 October 2003)

Han started her psychoanalytic Han was on the verge of deciding not to conference in Berlin when the bombing of education in 1967 when she was attend the International New Groups Belgrade started. Han invited me to move working in the unit for child meeting in New Orleans. I was trying to into her hotel. She suggested that I should psychiatry in the hospital of the convince her to give it one more chance. come with her to Amsterdam, or go to my University of Amsterdam. She Some weeks later Han phoned. The son in Israel. For the next three months became a full member in 1978 meeting had gone well, and support had Han was in contact regularly, eager to and President of the Dutch Society come from the Vice-President of the IPA, know how the Belgrade Group members of Psychoanalysis soon after. Her John Kafka. Han and John became a and myself were, deeply moved that presidency was an inspiring and creative team and support systems seminars in Belgrade were continuing. developed: conferences, seminars and I shared with her my idea of sending an expansive period. She published schools were set up, the first IPA direct appeal to the EPF Societies, asking for more than 60 articles in Dutch, members were elected and the first financial aid for the Belgrade Group for German and English journals. In non-established groups became one year. Evidently, it was not only about 1984 she became a training analyst established IPA groups. finances but about the feeling of and took on posts in the Training belonging to the analytic community. Institute, and in international But what had been one of the most Han’s first response was negative but I commissions, for a while combining promising groups in Eastern Europe in said that I would send the appeal anyway. them with the presidency of 1987 was now in trouble, trapped in a Eventually, Han agreed. the European Psychoanalytic senseless war. After Han and I had toasted Federation. More recently, she the first seven IPA direct members of Han’s first visit to Eastern Europe was to threw all her energy into the Belgrade over the phone, I asked Han to Belgrade. The last two were also to Serbia. development of psychoanalysis consider becoming a member of the One of our last phone conversations was in Eastern Europe. Sponsoring Commitee of the Belgrade her sending her congratulations on the Study Group. The first answer was no, probable promotion of the Belgrade Group because of conflict of interests, but later to a Provisional Society. John Kafka writes … she wrote to say that, since the situation The vividness with which Han is alive in was exceptional, she would accept. Han’s I phoned Han in October and her husband my mind is unbelievably intense. capability not to abide by the rules when told me she was unwell. When a message arrived from Ton Stufkens, sending me Her involvement with the East European they are counterproductive helped the development of analysis in all of Eastern Han’s warm regards, I felt like leaving for project has shaped many lives and careers. Amsterdam immediately, at the same time I am sure that her personal need for Europe; in the case of the Belgrade Group, making it possible to survive. realizing that Han and her family should freedom and opportunity for independent have the time for themselves. Although thought and action played a big part in Life can sometimes be generous. One of its I was aware that there was almost no this commitment. In the late 1980s, we precious gifts was when it brought Han chance for recovery, still I did hope, started working together as the co-chairs into my life. A friend in need is a real wanting Han alive, unprepared for of the IPA’s East European Committee. The friend. We were both at the EPF goodbyes. I miss you Han. idea of evaluating people and paying less attention to their formal training was a practical way forward in Eastern Europe, which fitted well with her and my personal style. Over the twenty years we worked together, we rarely disagreed. Sometimes, Han worried – at times with some justification – that she might sound, shall we say 'too forceful'. 'John', she would say, 'why don’t you write this letter? You have more tact.' 'Han', I would say, 'you have a very special and unique tact.' How much we will miss her special tact, her special touch, her directness, her clarity, her forcefulness, honesty and deep loving concern and passion.

Tamara Stajner-Popovic writes … I remember the two of us sitting in Han’s apartment during the EPF Conference in Stockholm (1991) wondering what to do. At that point, there was little support for the revival of analysis in Eastern Europe. George Brownstone, Vienna © Claudia Guderian 6 IPA ACTIVITIES

Psychoanalysis and the health care system

Daniel Widlöcher The President’s column Column

The President’s Daniel Widlöcher

The pressure is rising. In a number of health care provision and for each area anthropology is – and may well always of countries the psychoanalytic of pathology. It is in no way dishonourable remain – utterly opaque to it. to state that we must for this purpose institutions have been ‘invited’ to I do not know if we have any way of accept the existing nosographic categories furnish an official statement of their changing this state of affairs, with which and psychiatric institutions, while position in the health care system, psychoanalysis has been familiar since its supplementing them with our own training curricula and areas of origins. However, it can help us to cope classifications and making these competence. better with the authorities’ ambivalence. classifications known. Nor is there We must avoid two extreme attitudes. The In the last issue of International anything dishonourable about the use first would be to attempt to blot out this Psychoanalysis, I mentioned the seeming of quantitative methodologies if we can fundamental difficulty and to take refuge paradox that government is in this way adapt them to the specific conditions in mere professionalism and a corporatist making overtures to the analytic world of our own clinical practice. while at the same time questioning the defence. The second would entail simply practice of analysis in regard to its cost Psychoanalysis and society noting the existence of this gulf, refusing and efficacy. Can official integration of However, it must be acknowledged that to integrate and fleeing into narcissistic psychoanalysis into health care policy be this concern to ‘contain’ psychoanalysis – withdrawal. reconciled with the setting of limits to its in both senses of the word – bears the IPA strategy for action practice and indeed the calling into stamp of intense ambivalence. While What part can our international question of its value? the wish is admittedly to integrate association play in this situation? Let me psychoanalysis, its extension is also to The countries in which psychoanalysis is here cite Article 2 of our Constitution be held in check. most firmly established, and Bylaws, which provides in Section D and has been so for That psychoanalysis that the IPA shall ‘inform the public via longest, are the ones where The question has offers much more publications, media and governmental the issue of integrating remained unanswered than help in cases of and non-governmental organizations, psychoanalysis is most since Freud’s day: individual mental of the purposes, capacities, and uses of urgent. A large number of suffering cannot be psychoanalysis as a means of promoting how can official psychoanalysts are gainsaid. It has and preserving individual and social represented in these recognition be expected introduced a theory of well-being and health’, and in Section E countries’ health care and from society when mind that the prevailing that the Association shall ‘advance the training institutions, and it we must acknowledge ideology has been psychoanalytic profession and the is the sheer volume of unable to assimilate. professional needs and interests of psychoanalytic practices that our conception of The question has psychoanalysts’. that is spurring the mental life has elements remained unanswered In this spirit, I should like to end by authorities into action here. that are intrinsically since Freud’s day: how suggesting three areas for action by can official recognition Hence the authorities’ aim unassimilable by our association: be expected from is not so much to relegate that society? society when we must 1. Scientific action: the use of clinical psychoanalysis to the acknowledge that our methods and empirical research, possibly sidelines as to optimize the conception of mental life has elements with a quantitative element, to identify position of the psychoanalytic contribution that are intrinsically unassimilable by the present position of the practice of to health care and training within the that society? psychoanalysis in the various fields of professional and scientific context of a mental health. consistent health care policy. It would, I It is hard to legitimize a clinical practice believe, be a great mistake for whose currency is the unconscious, psychic 2. Action in the field of communication: psychoanalysts to refuse to cooperate in reality and infantile sexuality when these determining how it is proposed that this effort to redefine the applications of entities do not enter into ordinary notions the integration of psychoanalysis be psychoanalysis in the sphere of health care. of mental life. What therapeutic value can tackled in each country where the Indeed, they should be playing an active be assigned to a method based on issue has arisen. part and taking initiatives of their own psychological concepts that are foreign to with a view to responding better to mental the common idea of the mind? Whereas 3. Reflection within our own ranks: health needs. Indications and treatment society knows about learning and the continuing our internal debate on the methods must be evaluated and forms assumed by interpersonal position adopted by the society around considered in terms of the overall trend communication, psychoanalytic us towards our conception of mental life. IPA ACTIVITIES 7

From the Secretary-General General’s Report The Secretary- Don Campbell updates the members on current issues

Donald Campbell and IPA initiatives

Dear Colleagues

I would like to use my second communication with you to fill you in on developments in psychoanalysis and the IPA since I wrote you in December 2003.

Developing Psychoanalytic Practice and Training (DPPT)

As you will recall, in July 2003 the IPA Board of Representatives voted unanimously to give priority to the DPPT in order to address the crisis of the decline in the number of patients seeking full analysis and the number of candidates applying for analytic training. To this end, $300,000 was allocated in the first year to fund local and regional projects. We are encouraging joint funding commitments.

Implementing the new strategy was treated as a matter of urgency and we have covered a lot of ground since last July. In November 2003 you will have received a Request for Proposals, inviting applications. In February we formed a Consultation Group to facilitate the application process. At the time of writing this letter to you I can say that the response has been encouraging. Eleven Expressions of Interest have been received to date. All three regions are represented in the six applications that are going forward at this time. We anticipate that the announcement of the first projects to receive IPA funding will have been made by May 2004.

We recognise that the multi-determined and often idiosyncratic nature of the crisis in psychoanalysis means that it is unlikely that there will be a quick solution or swift reversal of our fortunes. The crisis requires a long-term commitment from our members, and it is hoped that the IPA will be able to continue to fund DPPT projects in the years ahead.

Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws The latest ballot on changes to the Constitution and Bylaws was concluded on 31 December 2003. Of those voting, 97 per cent approved the changes. We were pleased with the response rate of 21 per cent for a ballot conducted independently of elections for office. This success was attributable in large part to the IPA Representatives who actively encouraged Societies and members to vote.

The amendments now make it possible to correct some of the inequities in regional representation arising in the last election by redrafting various sections of the Procedural Code, including the ‘rules and limits’ on the disposition of Representatives in each region. At its meeting in March 2004 the Board will vote on a new set of ‘rules and limits’.

Towards establishing an international credential for the practice of psychoanalysis In the President’s Column of the last issue of International Psychoanalysis (December 2003), Daniel Widlöcher wrote about the dangers and opportunities arising from the proliferation of practitioners identifying themselves as ‘psychoanalysts’ to the public as well as government mental health care and regulatory bodies. In America groups of practitioners, often with minimal qualifications, have successfully campaigned to have psychoanalysis become a licensed profession in three States. Qualifications required to become a ‘Licensed Psychoanalyst’ are below IPA standards and afford less protection for patients. IPA analysts around the world are vulnerable to such encroachments and are in danger of becoming identified in the public’s mind with lower standards.

The Executive Committee believes that, in order to distinguish us from less rigorously trained ‘psychoanalysts’, both in media representations and comment, and so far as government authorities are concerned – and to inform prospective patients – there is a need for a distinctive credential to identify qualified IPA psychoanalysts. Following the lead taken by the Independent Psychoanalytic Societies and the American Psychoanalytical Association, the Executive Committee proposed to the Board of Representatives at its meeting in March that the IPA develop a new credential, suitable for each region, for the practice of psychoanalysis based upon our high professional standards for training and qualification.

Finally, I would like to remind you that it is not too early to start making plans for the IPA Congress that will take place from 28-31 July 2005 in Rio de Janeiro.

Kind regards.

Don Campbell Secretary-General 8 FOCUS

Renato Canovi ocus

F Official regulations governing psychoanalytic practice: obstacles and possibilities

Renato Canovi describes the situation in Latin America

Undoubtedly, the issue of the The situation in Argentina before the legislature of the city, detailing need for official regulation of our In Argentina so far there is no certification their requirement that only those who profession is a hot topic within for psychoanalysts and professionals had completed all three aspects of the worldwide psychoanalytical obtain their licence to practise simply psychoanalytic training (training analysis; community. through holding a degree as a medical clinical practice carried out under doctor or psychologist; there is no need psychoanalytic supervision; clinical and The commotion in France over the Accoyer to prove any specific training to practise theoretical seminars – the tripos) should amendment (which aims to give legal as a psychoanalyst. be recognized as psychoanalysts. definition to those seeking to call themselves psychotherapists – with possible Because of changes in the legislation of the Because of the political upheavals of the repercussions for how psychoanalysts City of Buenos Aires, a new law on mental past few years, it has been difficult to are viewed by the French public) is the health has been passed, which privileges campaign at the national level for the most recent link in the growing chain of ‘treatments that enable the emergence regulation of professional practice of obstacles to the practice of our profession. of the word’. This highly significant psychoanalysis. Our proposal is that the Subsequently, the so-called ‘Mattei and valuable phrasing – especially for Department of Mental Health should be the amendment’ has usefully sought to rule that psychoanalysts – was the result of pressure body that grants licences, and that it should psychoanalysis in France can only be taught exerted by the Argentine be scientific societies and and validated by the official associations. Psychoanalytic Association training institutes (APA), the Buenos Aires In the other countries in accredited by that As far as I know before going into detail Psychoanalytic Association the region, the situation department that should as to the situation in the Latin American be in charge of (APdeBA) and the Argentine is unfortunately quite region, I would like to clarify the meaning Society of Psychoanalysis certification. of three terms that I will use frequently similar. Both the (SAP) jointly with other Our position is opposed in the present article. The first of these is psychoanalytic and position and prestige certification (certificación), which refers to by the professional psychotherapeutic of IPA associations associations of doctors the certificate offered by an educational institutions through institution to all those who have completed are jeopardized by and psychologists a consortium called the the interests of the mentioned above, and courses of study towards a degree (for Forum of Mental Health example doctors and psychologists) or a government, non-IPA by the university Professionals of Buenos institutes, which hope postgraduate course such as specialization Aires. This law was strongly associations, the in psychiatry. However, it is not just any to control certification. resisted by the more universities and other It should be mentioned institution that can issue those certificates. reactionary psychiatrists. An institution must have accreditation forces. If the interests that, at present, many (acreditación) for its certificates to have This legislation encouraged of these forces should institutions offer official validity. Accreditation refers to the development of a variety prevail, the situation courses in psychoanalysis, the recognition of academic excellence of projects for the regulation will pose a serious endorsed by an entity composed by of professional practice. including some which representatives from university and Some demanded that threat to our do not require governmental institutions. In the case certification and licensing independence to candidates to undertake of Argentina, this institution is CONEAU should fall within the remit train psychoanalysts a training analysis or training supervision of (Comisión de Evaluación y Acreditación of the professional and to certify training. Universitaria – University Evaluation and associations of medical their first cases. Accreditation Commission). Added to doctors and psychologists. this, before the professional can start his The situation in other Latin American practice, he or she should obtain a licence This proposal was opposed by the APA (licensure or credentialling – habilitación) and APdeBA, which, together with some countries from a government department regulating widely recognized non-IPA societies of In the other countries in the region, the public health. psychoanalysts, made a presentation situation is unfortunately quite similar. FOCUS 9

Both the position and prestige of IPA importance of the tripos, explained how International experience illustrates the associations are jeopardized by the interests training is permanent and stressed the danger of psychoanalysis becoming of the government, non-IPA associations, professional zeal with which training is included and diluted in the blurred field the universities and other forces. If these offered in the Psychoanalytic Societies. of ‘psychotherapies’. forces should prevail, the IPA associations This document was signed by sixty-five will face a serious threat to their psychoanalytic institutions and ten non- In no way does recognition mean regulation. independence in training psychoanalysts psychoanalytic societies that still support Opposition will surely appear from and in certifying training. this position. Aloysio believes that it is time different areas and in different ways in for the forum to issue another document each country of our region and, in many In Uruguay, the Uruguayan Psychoanalytic to reinforce their position in the face of F

cases, it may come from the associations ocus Association’s (APU) Training Institute has continuing strong opposition to the of medical doctors and psychologists, as achieved recognition as a University forum’s position from the groups of well as from universities, which are unable Institute and is accredited to offer a untrained ‘analysts’. to offer adequate training. These will master’s degree in psychoanalysis. However, surely struggle to ensure that our societies professional practice of psychoanalysis is are refused recognition. not recognized as such. Conclusion In general in Latin America, professional Another source of opposition may derive Dr Guillermo Carvajal from Colombia practice of psychoanalysis is endorsed by from the various forms of psycho- reports that the situation in his country the degree of medical doctor or therapeutic practice that take advantage of is very similar to that in Argentina. The psychologist. There is no such thing as the existing confusion about the different Colombian Psychoanalytic Society is also a degree in psychoanalysis. This situation frameworks of reference to profit from an striving for recognition from the government cannot go on for much longer and there is alleged affinity with psychoanalysis. through intensive lobbying in political circles. no doubt that there will soon be legislation It is to be expected that our endeavours covering the practice of psychoanalysis A curious detail was contributed by Dr will be rewarded, as this is our duty to our in most countries. Alvaro Rey de Castro, from Peru. Although, patients and colleagues. as in the rest of Latin America, there is no It is quite understandable that some official recognition for the practice of colleagues may reject this possibility – More articles on the regulation of psychoanalysis, the Peru Psychoanalytic there are theoretical, historical and clinical psychoanalysis may be found on the IPA Society (SPP) has managed to register as reasons that make it inadvisable. But it is web site 'News Magazine' page a trademark the title of IPA Psychoanalyst. also true that the claim of the authorities This means that although psychoanalysts to protect people in analysis from the • Roberto Basile on the situation in Italy, are not recognized by virtue of their threat of charlatans is an argument that • Georg Bruns and Ekkehard Gattig on professional expertise, they can advertise is difficult to challenge. their services, differentiating themselves the integration of psychoanalysis into from other professionals who do not Perhaps the best option would be to achieve the health care system in Germany belong to the SPP. recognition of our training institutes, and of • Fredric T. Perlman on the current threat the particular characteristics of this training, to psychoanalysis in the USA Dr Aloysio D’Abreu from Brazil (Rio II) through our Psychoanalytic Societies. identifies at least three different groups with a different position with respect to regulation. The first group is made up of the more radical faction of Lacanians and IPA members who oppose any form of regulation and/or recognition. There is a second group where we find other IPA © Claudia Guderian members and members of other serious associations who are in favour of getting recognition but not in favour of the regulation of practice, which would mean the intervention – or rather intrusion – of the universities and government.

The third group includes people with no training in psychoanalysis who have received ‘instruction’ mainly within evangelical churches and want to get recognition at all costs. The strong campaign organized by these groups generated a reaction from the Brazilian Psychoanalytic Association (ABP) in 1998, which managed to halt their advances by obtaining backing from the Association for the Protection of Consumers’ Rights. It was deemed that these organizations provided information and advertised their services in a devious and misleading way. However, this did not have a strong enough effect and in 2000 there was another clash. At this point, the ABP joined forces with other organizations and set up a forum called the Articulation of Psychoanalytic Institutions. The forum issued a document

which summarized and emphasized the Vienna Helmut Figdor, 10 IPA ACTIVITIES

Recent difficulties –

Nadine Levinson future prospects easurer’s Report

Tr Nadine Levinson gives her first report as Treasurer

This is my first report as Treasurer four-company structure. This led to answer is that the savings are minimal as since I took up office in July 2003. exceptional payments during the year of the Board is substantially larger than the I would like to thank my predecessor, $170,000 and regular additional payments Executive Council, and the new Executive Moisés Lemlij, who has been from 2003 of about $50,000 annually. One Committee much larger than its unfailingly helpful to me in learning of the cases made for the four-company predecessor. I will be putting some ideas to the ropes of this demanding structure was the considerable financial the Board to make savings, which I hope and complicated role. I am also benefit that would follow from this model. may in time reduce some of the additional indebted to the Budget and Finance Since this benefit is now lost, I have costs without compromising the democratic and representational structure, Committee and the Investment established a process to review the IPA’s structure, and I hope in time to propose and even perhaps increase its functioning. Oversight Committee – both of which ways to simplify it, to save money and have supported me and contributed reduce staff time spent on its maintenance. creative solutions on various Congresses in Nice, Toronto, New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro important financial matters – and The new Board IPA policy on Congresses is that they should to the staff at Broomhills, especially The administrative transition to the new roughly break even. This best ensures that Simon Shutler and Piers Pendred. Board has been a success. The Board those who do not attend are not Let me now comment on the key first met in July 2003 and has already subsidizing those who do, and on the other issues that I have had to address established a number of new ways of hand, ensures that those who attend pay as Treasurer. working by better interfacing with the sufficient to cover the costs incurred. different societies in each of the regions. This will help strengthen the relationship UK taxation and IPA company I am pleased to say that the Nice Congress between the IPA and its constituency. structure made a small surplus. This was the first In early 2002, the IPA encountered a serious I have been asked whether this new Board Congress for some years to do so, and problem with the UK tax authorities over its structure has led to any savings. The reflects the new financial control measures IPA ACTIVITIES 11 put in place by my predecessor to manage substantial deficit at this time in order series are selling well. Congress finances. to accommodate the Developing Psychoanalytic Practice and Training Eventually we aim to raise funds for Following the decision to postpone the (DPPT) project. activities from external sources. Much Toronto Congress, a substantial claim is groundwork has been conducted to being pursued against the IPA’s insurer for establish the basis on which the IPA can At the July 2003 Board meeting in London, the Congress. No early or easy resolution attain success in such ventures. the IPA agreed to shift its focus to actively of this matter is expected. The insurer has Tr

confront the world-wide crises in easurer’s Report accepted the principle of the claim, but the Dues psychoanalysis. The Board resolved that current offer is not acceptable to the IPA. Since taking on my role in July 2003, I have $300,000 would be set aside to be used to If the IPA is not successful been struck by the amount of work and assist each region to work in receiving all or the difficulty that is generated by the question in its own creative ways majority of this sum, it will of IPA dues. For this reason I have proposed One of the cases made to find solutions that eventually have to resort to the Budget and Finance Committee and for the four-company address the to selling investments to the Executive Committee that a Dues crises resulting from maintain its cash flow. structure was the Working Group be established to review all the decrease in considerable financial aspects of this topic. The Group will begin psychoanalytic patients The budget for the New work in New Orleans in March 2004 and I benefit that would and the scarcity of Orleans Congress was hope that, by the end of my term, the IPA’s follow from this model. candidates applying for set to break even, after policies and procedures in this contentious psychoanalytic training. writing off the losses Since this benefit is now area will be much clarified. against Toronto at 700 lost, I have established The DPPT project is a participants. Since 1,000 good example of how It is of course vital to the IPA that its dues a process to review the participants attended, a the IPA has tried to are collected promptly. I am delighted to small surplus looks likely IPA’s structure, and I address the question: say that, thanks to the efforts of the staff in to be assured. hope in time to propose ‘What is the IPA doing London and the willing cooperation of the ways to simplify it, to for me?’ Each member, IPA’s fifty-eight Constituent Organizations Great efforts are being society and region of our across the world, dues collection at the end save money and reduce made to reduce the organization has been of 2003 reached about 95 per cent of the registration fee for the Rio staff time spent on its sent application forms sums owed. This compares with an de Janeiro Congress at the maintenance. for the DPPT project, alarming 66 per cent at the end of 2002. end of July 2005. It is which explain how to The difference between these two figures is hoped that this can be kept apply for funding. Several worth about $500,000. So the IPA had below $300 for members and still provide proposals are now being reviewed. The IPA collected this much more from dues at the the income necessary for a successful is committed to working collaboratively end of 2003, compared with the previous Congress. Around 2,000 participants are with each region, knowing that each region year. Given the financial difficulties with the expected to attend. is best able to judge its own needs. All Toronto Congress, this meant the IPA was proposals thus far have been submitted able to sustain this loss in cash terms The out-turn for 2002, 2003 and the with co-funding, ensuring that the money without having to sell investments at a budget for 2004 put forth by the IPA will stimulate even time when the stock markets were rising, During 2002, the IPA group of companies more money being put into addressing thus providing a further bonus to the made an overall loss of $690,000, prior to the crises in psychoanalysis. But there IPA’s finances. exceptional items. Exceptional items is a financial consequence to adding include the gains and losses on $300,000 to our existing Finally investments. Given the worldwide decline budget and it affects the The finances at the IPA are in stock markets during 2002, the value of overall budget for 2004 The budget for the healthy enough. However, the IPA’s investments fell substantially, by and the deployment of New Orleans Congress we must all practice due about $400,000. This fall was no worse funds. Many traditional was set to break even, diligence and find the than the leading benchmarks. After IPA activities have had to after writing off most efficient and cost- including these items, the total loss for be reduced or put on effective ways to do the losses against 2002 was $1.09 million. However much of hold to allow for this things, without the loss on investments has already been new initiative. Toronto at 700 compromising basic regained in 2003 and during this first participants. Since principles. I shall quarter of 2004. The main reasons for the 1,000 participants be working together with losses in 2002 were the Toronto Congress, Fundraising attended, a small the Budget and Finance prior to any insurance settlement, For some time now, the Committee to explore and unexpected taxation in the UK (see above), IPA has been investigating surplus looks likely find creative alternatives some shortfall in income from dues and options to raise funds to be assured. for some areas of investment income, and some over- from alternative sources. expenditure, for the expenditure on items that could not It has achieved much collection of dues, for the be anticipated at the time the budget success with two membership campaigns: exploration of other sources of income, was approved. one to support the new Han Groen-Prakken and to do so in the most transparent Psychoanalytic Institute for Eastern Europe, way possible. The process for finalizing the accounts for and the other to establish a loan fund to 2003 is just being undertaken by our new assist candidates world-wide. The first Please do not hesitate to contact me by accountancy firm. (A full report should be raised over $30,000 and I am hopeful that email at [email protected]. I possible at the next Board Meeting.) In the the second will achieve the same response. welcome your questions and comments light of the 2002 losses, I have reviewed (To date it has raised $18,000.) on any financial matters. financial plans and established procedures which I hope will lead to a better outcome The IPA has also been successful in raising in 2004. At the time of writing, and before advertising income, and has established its meeting in New Orleans, the Board procedures for selling titles under the IPA’s will have to make some very important new publications policy. The first titles in financial decisions. We are facing a the International Psychoanalytic Library World Activities SPP in2004 Scientific activitiesorganizedbythe psychoanalysis andpsychotherapy’. theoretical andclinicalapproachesin psychotherapy’; secondyear‘Repression: ‘The transferenceinpsychoanalysisand been launched.Subjectforthefirstyear: professionals notbelongingtotheSPPhas A two-yearcourseopentohealth Seminar onpsychoanalysis by PressesUniversitairesdeFrance. 23–24 November2002havebeenpublished psychanalytique’ (‘Psychoanalytic work’), The proceedingsoftheColloquium‘Letravail P on 21October2004. paper onmetapsychologyfortheSociety Dr CordeliaSchmidt-Hellerauwillpresenta Finnish Psychoanalytical Society Danish Psychoanalytic Society Viennese Psychoanalytic Society Europe congress willbetheScandinavianones. from COWAP. Thelanguagesofthe The congressalsowillincludeacontribution of affects’ Henrik Enckell,Finland:‘Themetapsychology – abody-nearperspective’ Iréne Matthis,Sweden:‘Theemotionallife Norway: ‘Inthebeginningwasaffect’ The mainspeakerswillbe:SiriGullestad, Copenhagen 19–22August2004. and practice’,whichwilltakeplacein ‘The emotionallifeinpsychoanalytictheory Scandinavian Congressonthesubject: The societynowhasfinalplansforthe19th aris Psychoanalytical Society(SPP) other andhatein culture’. la Chimie).Subject: ‘Self-hate, hateof the 27–28 November 2004,Paris (Maisonde >The President’sColloquium ‘The psychoanalyticprocess’. and GeorgesPragier. Subject: Scientific Secretaries:GérardBayle 20–23 May2004,Milan. Psyc >64th CongressofFrench-language FRANCE FINLAND DENMARK A 12 Graz. 4th Psychoanalytic-pedagogic symposium, >13 November2004 Vienna. ‘Psychoanalytic Saturdayforteachers’, >9 October2004 USTRIA hoanalysts German Psychoanalytic Association perspectives’. ‘ DPV AutumnConference,BadHomburg, >17–20 November2004 DGPT Conference,Berlin. >5–7 November2004 J.W. GoetheUniversity. Dr R.Borens,Basel,Assemblyhallofthe 6.15 p.m.18thSigmundFreud Lecture, >5 November2004 Osianderstr. 22,72076Tübingen. für Psychiatrie undPsychotherapie, Lecture halloftheUniversitätsklinik the modernityofanoldconcept’. Eickhoff: ‘Ondeferredaction: 6.15 p.m.Wolfgang LochLecture,F.W. >29 October2004 email: [email protected]. F +49 7118101–2201, T Stuttgart/Tübingen: Contact: P Stuttgart, incooperationwiththe Medicine oftheRobertBoschClinic, identification’. DeptofPsychosomatic considerations onprojective International Conferenceon‘New >2 October2004 encounter’, Jena. ‘Love andbetrayalintheGerman–German 12th East–West Symposium: >1–2 October2004 ‘Psychoanalysis andlanguage’,Potsdam. Middle EuropeanConference): P International German-speaking >16–19 September2004 EPF–NAPsaC, ClinicalSeminar, Tübingen. >22–25 July2004 Affairs, Berlin. and DPG,DepartmentofForeign the IPA incooperationwiththeDPV by theWorking GrouponTerrorism of ‘Terror, violenceandsociety’.Organized Interdisciplinary conferenceofexperts: >10–12 June2004 GERMANY Anxiety intheoreticalandclinical el. +497118101–3017, ax +497118101–3084, sychoanalytic Working Group sychoanalytic Conference(former Like Bionin the unconsciousandconscious. and therebyconstituteabridgebetween affective lifetosomethingthatisformless, preconscious; theygiverepresentativeand transformations arefundamentally the psychoanalyticsense.These sweat and tears’,but‘means rathera necessarily imply effortanddifficulty, accomplishes a feat that‘doesnot just aswritingis not.Whoeverwrites overcoming loss’arenot‘aneasy feat’, activities suchas‘dreaming,feeling and d’attraction transformation. Pontalis, in Writing isaparticularformof Chaos –asinthebirthofworld. and thedifferencesinlifetobebornfrom vital challenge,enablingboththeorder cannot dispensewith,foritconstitutesa unitary thought,butitisariskthepsyche risk inthisprocessisthatofshatteringa subject toprocessesoftransformation.The think thatpsychoanalysisitselfisalso our common ‘interpreting’ theworldandconstitute according toasubjectivemannerof linked totheconsultingroom,takeplace are basedonexperiencesthatnot the transformationsthat,evenwhenthey experiences. Butwealsohaveinmindall to transformationsthatspringfromclinical different formsoftransformation.We refer psychoanalysis, constituteatestimonyto coherent withthespecificityof concepts that,foundedoninvariants of expressionpsychoanalyticideasand We transformations thatconcernitdirectly. to maintain‘invariants’inthefaceof psicoanalisi The objectinthiscaseisthe specificity ofthepsychoanalyticobject. to counton‘invariants’faithfulthe expressions. Implicit,however, istheneed can embraceawholepolysemousrangeof underlines howpsychoanalyticthought This epigraph,fromBion’s understanding hewishestoconvey.’ transformation willvaryaccordingtothe painting istoconvey, sotheanalyst’s according totheunderstandinghis As thepainter’stransformationsvary transformation Ishallcall“invariants”. … makeuptheunalteredaspectof recognition depends.Theelementsthat unaltered andonthissomething has effected…somethingremained despite thetransformationthatartist field sownwithpoppiesandpaintsit… ‘Suppose apainterseespaththrough Ps 50th anniversaryofRivistadi ITALY icoanalisi envisagethe , itselfsubjecttotheneed , tellsusthat,forFreud, A MemoiroftheFuture Weltanschauung Rivista OL ACTIVITIES WORLD as asiteforforms T ransformations La Force Rivista di , in , we , World Activities S. 13 [The Dora (P. Denis), (P. En el núcleo vivo de S. Freud III : S. Freud I (F. Coblence), I (F. : S. Freud Colección de Psicoanálisis El caso Dora, más allá del diván (L. Kahn), (R. Mename); [At the heart of the infantile: ISRAEL sychoanalytical Society): ‘Psychoanalysis in ‘Psychoanalysis sychoanalytical Society): earbook with the papers to be presented at el. and fax: 00541-1-4-804-0151 el. 972-2-5883380, Fax 972-2-5322132, el. 972-2-5883380, Fax psychoanalytic societies to give lectures: societies to give psychoanalytic Psychoanalytical (Paris Florence Guignard an aspect of adolescence’; Society): ‘On J. Coderch (Spanish Psychoanalytical relationship as Society): ‘The patient–analyst and J. Tizón (Spanish an interactive fabric’; P treatment of the psychoses’. in Buenos Aires, 21–23 October 2004, and is open to students interested in psychoanalysis, related institutions and to the community in general. The sponsoring Society is the Argentine Psychoanalytic Association. The ways in which sexual violence has an impact on the construction of subjectivity will be approached through panels and round tables. E-mail: [email protected]; or [email protected] T Northern Psychoanalysis Centre Northern Psychoanalysis lectures on A cycle of introductory at Bilbao, San psychoanalysis given by APM members and Sebastián and Vitoria societies. members of other psychoanalytic Psychoanalysis Publication of the Iberian Y the next Iberian Congress at Oporto in October 2004, on ‘Temporality’. Publication of two annual issues of the APM’s Journal, on ‘Between the first and second topographies’ and ‘Remembering and repetition’. Publications in the de Biblioteca Nueva S. Freud II lo infantil. Reflexiones sobre la situación analítica reflections on the analytic situation] (F. Guignard); (Diario imaginario de Ida Bauer) case, beyond the couch (the imaginary diary of Ida Bauer)] (Eloisa Castellano). Freud IV Israel Psychoanalytical Society Israel Psychoanalytical ‘Shaping the future by confronting the past: Germans, Jews and affected others’, Conference to be held in Platres, A Working Cyprus, 3–8 September 2004, under the Center auspices of the Sigmund Freud for Study and Research in Psychoanalysis, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Contact Liat Glassman: T site Email [email protected], Web http://micro5.mscc.huji.ac.il/~freud/ SPAIN alencia Psychoanalysis Centre alencia Psychoanalysis sychoanalysis. sychoanalytical Society): ‘Negation and the sychoanalytical Society): ‘Representability’. sychoanalytical Society): welfth APM Symposium: ‘The negative welfth APM Symposium: field of psychoanalytic theory and clinical practice. The Dialogues include interdisciplinary activities that contribute to the expansion of psychoanalytic thought. Earlier Dialogues have been on the topics of: ‘The four seasons in woman’s life: adolescence, adulthood, old age’ infancy, (2001); ‘Masculinity–femininity: contemporary issues’ (2002); and gender’, (2003). ‘Psychoanalysis The 5th Intergenerational Dialogue, focusing on ‘Sexual violence’ will be held V Lectures on various subjects given by APM members and analysts in training. Invitations to members of other therapeutic reaction’. Papers were presented therapeutic reaction’. Papers Granados and Eduardo Orozco by Francisco and discussed by María Luisa Muñoz and Silvia Pérez Galdós. Olmos and Lectures by APM members Teresa theory and Isabel Usobiaga: ‘Psychoanalytic clinical practice today’. Guillermo Onrubia: a dialectic of science and ‘Psychoanalysis: Muñoz: ‘The ideal hermeneutics’; Francisco superego: a new metapsychological agency?’; Jaime Szpilka: ‘Reflections on the ego in psychoanalysis’; and Enriqueta Moreno: ‘Investigating error in the search for “truth”’. A scientific tribute to two members of our Association: León Grinberg and Jesusa Pertejo. Introductory lectures on psychoanalysis held at the APM’s Clinical Care Centre: ‘Adoption of children and adolescents’. Also lectures sponsored by the APM and given by its members at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Salamanca, Asturias, Vigo and Zaragoza. Monthly meetings of the Child and Department Adolescent Psychoanalysis and of the following groups: Psychoses, and Clinical Groups, Analysts in Training P Invitations to give lectures: J. Godfrind Invitations to give lectures: of Society): ‘Thinking (Belgian Psychoanalytic (Italian Ferro the feminine …’; Antonino P J. Guillaumin analyst’s negative capability’; Society): ‘Between Psychoanalytical (Paris the counter- the double and the devil: Sara Botella (Paris transference’; Cesar and P T Madrid Psychoanalytical Association Madrid Psychoanalytical (APM) . . & Latin America & Latin Rivista contd contd Rivista di Psicoanalisi

>International Congress on the Oedipus Complex (in collaboration di Roma). with the Centro Psicoanalitico >Three study days Naples, Rome). (Trieste, >CD-Rom with texts in full from the start of the Rivista di Psicoanalisi to 2004. >The publication of single-theme issues. SWEDEN WORLD ACTIVITIES sychoanalysis) has been organizing erttu Eskelinen de Folch will present a erttu Eskelinen de Folch anniversary of the A number of events have been planned: In the year 2004 we will celebrate the 50th writing, its curtain raised by the writing, its curtain raised by their own subjective thought. a stage constituted by the ‘form’ of a stage constituted by authentically free choice determined of an author who will represent them on of an author who will select and reject, making an order, these are psychoanalytical objects in search these are psychoanalytical function of each person to represent, representation’ of different characters, representation’ of different to all the ‘parts’. It is up to the psychic by different authors. As in a ‘theatrical by different authors. psychoanalytical vocation of giving a voice transformations of thought brought about transformations of thought Pirandello is invoked here to indicate the In this sense, we can observe the In this sense, we can into a form of life and communication. into a form of life and defined event, and what is often inanimate defined event, and what transform what is without form into a transform what is without transformation, writing attempts to transformation, writing the lost object in order to follow its own in order to follow the lost object feelings, while mourning transforms mourning transforms feelings, while transformation’. If dreams transform transformation’. femininity, sexuality and gender in the femininity, psychoanalytic views on masculinity, discussions arising from the divergent since 1999. They were established to foster Mariam Alizade as Chair for Latin America, subjectivity’ P conferences called Dialogues, with Alcira its impact on the construction of and Women (Committee on The COWAP Men and Women: ‘Sexual violence: Men and Women: Intergenerational Dialogue between IPA-COWAP, 5th Latin American IPA-COWAP, supervise groups. day, Dr Eskelinen de Folch will also Dr Eskelinen de Folch day, paper on 23 September 2004. On that day T Swedish Psychoanalytical Society Swedish Psychoanalytical

Latin America Europe Europe World Activities Latin America • formation ofsupervisionreport • training ofsupervisinganalystsby • formation ofstudygroupstoreview • formation ofworkinggroupsonspecific • establishment ofsupervisor–candidate Proposals andsuggestions: • formal institutionalaspectsthat • ongoing, non-isolated,openand • identifying candidates’contradictory • generation ofmisunderstandingsand • detecting andovercomingpossible • containing paranoidanxietiesin • multiple functionsofthesupervisor: • supervision aspromotingintrojective of training,including: covering bothclinicalandtechnicalaspects which formedthebasisofdiscussions to varioussocietiesfortheircomments, supervision wassenttoanalystsbelonging A reportbasedonanexperienceof based ontheexperienceofsupervision’. ‘Reflections onpsychoanalytictraining candidates attended.Thesubjectwas FEPAL. 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America today: theory andpracticein P 25th LatinAmericanCongress of >26–30 September2004 FEPAL evaluation committees. seminars andspecificlearning styles ofsupervision aspects oftraining groups andspaces complicate theprocess. non-secret evaluation disturbances of thediagnosiscountertransference affects towardspatientsasanaspect differences impasses bytechnicalandtheoretical different viewpoints double-type collusionsbyintroducing supervisors discussion groupsofcandidatesand process ethical standards,conductingthe autonomy, impartingtechniqueand information (evaluation),encouraging of analyticidentity identification, learninganddevelopment sychoanalysis: ‘Psychoanalysis inLatin contd Scientific activities (APA) Argentine Psychoanalytic Association Meetings betweensocieties and institutional point of view. of psychoanalysis fromthepedagogical Dr JoséBleger: Best workonapplications 2004 forthefollowing awards: Entries willbeaccepteduntil30 October APA awards Buenos AiresUniversity. be developedinassociationwith USAL Next yearaMaster’sofPsychoanalysis will of BuenosAires. taught jointlywiththeCAECEUniversity couples’ specializationscontinuetobe ‘Psychosomatic medicine’and‘Family and basic issuesinpsychoanalysis. of theAPA continuestooffercourseson The Psychoanalytic Teaching Center(CDP) Diffusion activities perspectives’, BuenosAires,Argentina. ‘ conceptualizations oftrauma’and 42nd Symposium:‘Psychoanalytic 32nd InternalCongressand >25–27 November2004 Interdisciplinary Chapters. 2nd All-dayworkmeetingfor >4 September2004 professionals workinginpublichospitals. 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P Andean MeetingofPsychoanalysis, P P P >October 2004 P and thelaunchofLatinAmerican new StudyGroupinAsunción,Paraguay, FEPAL ProfessionalCouncilannouncesa About evil:psychicroots,psychoanalytic ortillo, Chile.Contact:MrsJosefina sychoanalytic Society:24thTrans- sychoanalytic AssociationandMendoza eru Psychoanalytic Society, Chilean sychoanalytic Training Institute. modules andworkshops. offers curricularandextracurricular The Psychoanalytical StudiesCentre(CEPS) University ofBuenosAires. jointly withtheSchoolofMedicine University postgraduatecoursesarerun Diffusion activities Association (APdeBA–BAPA) Buenos AiresPsychoanalytic New website:www.sappsicoanalisis.org.ar convergences and divergences’. psychotherapy – possiblearticulations, year thetopicis‘Psychoanalysis and These aretobeheldfortnightly andthis Scientific activities Dr RafaelPaz. Dr S.Koziol, DirectorofTraining Institute de Duarte,Sec.DrF. 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URUGUAY CPS announces the election to membership Raimundas Milasiunis, a member of the of Paul Beaudry, Patricia Csank, Jacqueline Training Committee of the Amsterdam Uruguayan Psychoanalytic Association Lanouette, Carol Levaque, Helene Psychoanalytic Training Programme for W

(APU) Morrissette, France Senecal, Faizal H. Ali, Eastern Europe, expressed the gratitude of orld Activities >20–21 August 2004 Susan Beaver, George Donalson, Judy our colleagues in Vilnius, and of the entire 3rd Congress of Psychoanalysis; Turner, Rafael Lopez-Corvo. Eastern European analytic community. Project coordinator: Leni Winn. 13th All-day work meeting: CPS held its Annual Scientific Meeting in ‘The power of ideals: idealization of June in Montreal. Jon Meyer, President-Elect Contributions of journals, books and/or power’, Montevideo, Uruguay of APsaA was the Honoured Guest, and money. Contact: Leni Winn, 7 West 96 St, Professor Jacques André (APF; Université On 17 July 2003, the President of the New York, NY 10025, USA. Fax: (212) Denis-Diderot) was Guest Speaker. Republic and the Ministry of Education and 663-7343; email: [email protected]. Cheques, made out to IPTAR with the Culture granted university-level recognition Guy Da Silva has been awarded the memo EPF Donation, may be sent to as Masters in Psychoanalysis to graduates prestigious Miguel Prados Prize for his the above address. from the Training Institute of the APU. paper ‘Confidentiality in psychoanalysis: www.apuruguay.com a private space for creative thinking and the work of transformation’. Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (LAISPS) Sam Stein was awarded the Citation of Merit for his inestimable contribution to An inter-Institute conference of the six the CPS. Los Angeles participant Societies will take place on 29–31 October 2004. Subject: For information on any of the above or ‘The uprooted mind: psychoanalytic about CPS contact M. Evan-Grenier: perspectives on living in an unsafe world’. [email protected] Contact LAISPS, tel.: (310) 440-0333 (USA). In cooperation with the Center for USA Non-violent Parenting, LAISPS Trauma Center is operating a community outreach Independent Psychoanalytic Societies programme: ‘Parents and infants Standing, left to right: Dr Ricardo Bernardi, Dr Héctor Ferrari, (IPS) Dr Claudio L. Eizirik, Lic. Clara Uriarte, Dr Javier García, Psic. developing together’ for at-risk mothers, Carmen Rama. Sitting, left to right: Psic. Beatriz de León de fathers and their children. Bernardi, Psic. Cristina López de Caiafa, Dra. Luz M. Porras, Harriet Basseches, Chair; Ernest Lawrence, Lic. Paulina Costanzo, Psic. Ana María de Barbieri Secretary. Jean Sanville was honoured by LAISPS The IPS announces a clinical conference on the occasion of her 85th birthday. 12–14 November 2004, ‘The play in the North America psychoanalytic situation’, following The New York Freudian Society and Winnicott’s theory of potential play space Institute (NYFS) emerging between analyst and analysand, Jane Hall is the new President of NYFS. NAPsaC at Rye, New York (35 minutes from New North American Psychoanalytic Coalition York City by public transport). Contact Elizabeth Gero-Heymann celebrated her Phyllis Sloate: [email protected] 100th birthday on 3 December 2003. Arthur Leonoff (Canada) Chair; She is still intellectually active. Jeffrey Golland (NYFS) Secretary. Institute for Psychoanalytic Training The Annual Anna Freud lecture ‘Freedom NAPsaC, the North American entity and Research (IPTAR) to decide’ was given by Kerry Kelly Novick equivalent to the EPF and FEPAL, has set The IPTAR community mourns the death of and Jack Novick. up committees to discuss issues such as Founding Member Elizabeth (Betty) O’Neill. The NYFS International Books Committee licensure (see the Insight section of this sends books abroad to psychoanalytic magazine), IPA voting procedures, etc. The Doris Bernstein Memorial speaker, E. Kirsten Dahl, presented a paper study and interest groups. Contributions of NAPsaC is joint sponsor with EPF of a ‘“Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley books, journals, etc. are urgently needed, clinical meeting to be held on 22–24 July again”: vicissitudes of maternal as is monetary help. Contact: Edwin 2004 in Tübingen, Germany. This meeting identification in late adolescence’. Fancher: [email protected] is open by invitation to senior and training analysts. Contact Donald Meyers: IPTAR has named Milton Horowitz as The Psychoanalytic Center of [email protected] this year’s Distinguished Clinician. His California (PCC) acceptance paper was titled ‘Revenge and masochism’. The 14th Annual Melanie Klein Memorial CANADA Lecture was given by Elizabeth Spillius: In autumn 2003 IPTAR members and ‘Melanie Klein revisited: her unpublished Canadian Psychoanalytic Society (CPS) candidates shipped 30 cartons of books thoughts on technique’. and journals to the Eastern European David Iseman is the new President; David The James Gooch Essay Prize was Psychoanalytic Institute in Vilnius, Schaffelburg, President-Elect; Marcella presented to Ann Clothier. Evan-Grenier, Secretary; Louis Brunet, Lithuania, with the help of Ton Stufkens Treasurer: Arthur Leonoff, Past-President. of the Dutch Psychoanalytic Institute. CPS announces the formation of the new Vancouver Institute of Psychoanalysis: Director, Elmor Smit; Secretary, Elie Debbane; Treasurer, Sidney Perzow. 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

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