The "Psychoanalysis in Psychiatry" Section officially began in 2002, finding its place as one of sixty-six WPA sections, after a long process coordinated by Daniel Simon Kipman (France). The aims of the Section are to explore how psychoanalysis may enrich daily clinical practice of psychiatry and provide a forum for interdisciplinary trans-theoretical discussions. Section members study links between theory and practice of psychodynamic psychiatry, neuroscience, social sciences, the humanities and clinical research.

 

The "Psychoanalysis in Psychiatry" section concerns itself with:

• the dissemination of psychoanalytic theory to psychiatrists and other expert mental health clinicians,

• the promotion of discussion of the role and function of psychoanalysis in psychiatry, medicine, and healthcare in general,

• the creation of links with different fields of research—within psychiatry itself and also other fields

• providing psychiatrists and mental health clinicians worldwide with opportunities to advance psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy competency and performance through educational activities.

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More detailed information about our Section and our activities can be read here.