Psychoanalysts As Philosophers

An Ancient Solution to the Field's Chronic Identity Crisis (Vol. 1, Issue 37)

Psychoanalysis suffers from a persistent, and increasingly annoying, identity crisis. Our field resembles an endangered species at risk of extinction. Fewer professionals seek psychoanalytic training, patients seeking psychoanalysis are scarce, the field’s educational institutions struggle, and its professional membership organizations wither.

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