THE PRESENT STATE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

In this highly condensed overview, the author sketches the present sta te of psychoanalysis in the United States and examines its scientific status, forms of organisation and training structures. In part one, Ke rnberg reflects on the debate conducted in 1989 in Psychoanalytic Quar terly on the future of psychoanalysis. In part two, he presents his ow n view, looking at psychoanalysis as a branch of learning, its theoret ical variety, psychoanalytic treatment, training for analysts, psychoa nalysis as a profession and the international situation. Although Kern berg concentrates on the American scenario, in many respects his remar ks also present, mutatis mutandis, an accurate picture of the psychoan alytic landscape in Europe.