The American Psychoanalytic Association Fellowship program seeks to encourage interest and involvement in psychoanalysis among early-career psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and academics. Fellowship winners will be awarded travel, lodging and registration fees for the January 2013 and June 2013 APsaA meetings, subscriptions to TAP and other journals, access to a mentor, invitations to participate in scientific programs and support from local institutes. Competitive applicants will have curiosity about how the mind works and interest in how psychoanalytic ideas are pertinent to their work. The deadline for application submission is February 6, 2012. Don't delay – apply now!

The Wall Street Journal's Melinda Beck summarizes how to find a therapist in the Health Journal's Help Wanted: A Good Therapist – Amid Increasing Choices, How to Know What Treatments Work, When to Move On. The article offers suggestions on who to ask for a referral, what questions to ask in an initial evaluation, how to tell if the match is a good fit and lists psychoanalysis as one of the main therapeutic approaches. To get started finding a good psychoanalyst, visit APsaA's Find an Analyst directory. 

The Singularity of Being: Lacan and the Immortal Within

Editor Steven Levy interviewed Mari Ruti regarding her article, “The Singularity of Being: Lacan and the Immortal Within,” published in the December 2010 issue of Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Click the badge above to download a free podcast of Dr. Levy interviewing Ms. Ruti about the genesis of the article, the process of writing it, and Professor Ruti’s thoughts as she looks back on her work.

APsaA psychoanalyst Arnold Goldberg, M.D. is profiled in the Chicago Tribune for his decades of service in the mental health field and his latest book "The Analysis of Failure: An Investigation of Failed Cases in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy"

APsaA Celebrates its 100th Anniversary this year!  Click on the image to view our new centennial microsite.  You can watch a special video that highlights our history, view photos of past meetings and enjoy an interactive timeline of key events in America's psychoanalytic history.

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APsaA member Norman Kohn, M.D. develops an animated video using fictional characters and case studies to explain the long-lasting benefits for patients who undergo psychodynamic psychotherapy, also known as psychoanalysis. Click the ‘play’ button to the right to learn more about the positive changes that psychoanalysis can bring, when medication and other short-term forms of therapy fall short.

In conjunction with the centennial celebration of APsaA, Psychology Today magazine summarizes the state of psychoanalysis in America today. A portion of the article is available on the Psychology Today website, but you will need to pick up a copy of the current issue at your local newsstand to read the entire piece.