My IPA: Constanza Aranguren Rodríguez

Constanza Aranguren Rodríguez outlines how the the IPA PERC Committee has offered her the chance to migrate without losing the feeling of continuity.

Reflections on Mass Shootings

Psychoanalysts Leda Herrmann, Luiz Moreno Guimarães Reino, and Fernanda Sofio reflect on the psychology of mass shooters.

Being Together in Delhi: A Conversation with the IPA Officers

The Officers tell us what they are looking forward to in Delhi .

How Emotional and Relational Strengths Helped the Golden State Warriors Win a Championship

How much do positive team dynamics matter in sports? Psychoanalyst Joan Sarnat argues that they can be crucial in helping a team become champions.

When We're Learning New Skills, Dependence Can Lead to Independence

Psychotherapist NienJu Wu reflects on why learning new skills when we're adults can mirror our earliest experiences as infants.

Repairing the Social Traumas of the Chilean Dictatorship

Psychoanalyst Francisco Vásquez Ramírez reflects on the need for recognition and validation 50 years after Chile's coup d'état.

Bringing Alpha Function to Children in the Storm of Family Violence

Psychoanalyst Kimberly Leary enjoins us to reach out to communities we want to join; don’t wait to be asked.

Bringing Alpha Function to Children in the Storm of Family Violence

Psychoanalyst Kimberly Leary enjoins us to reach out to communities we want to join; don’t wait to be asked.

About Adolescent Suicide

María del Carmen Míguez asks "what changes are we witnessing regarding the physical and mental integrity of adolescents?"

About Adolescent Suicide

María del Carmen Míguez asks "what changes are we witnessing regarding the physical and mental integrity of adolescents?"

The Hidden Agenda of Procrastination

People tend to assume that procrastination is about laziness. But as psychoanalyst Jane Burka writes, there are often hidden unconscious factors at play.

Lies about Chernobyl in 1986 and about the war in Ukraine 2022

Antònia Grimalt considers the emotional toxicity of ongoing lies and malignant manipulation of the truth.

Lies about Chernobyl in 1986 and about the war in Ukraine 2022

Antònia Grimalt considers the emotional toxicity of ongoing lies and malignant manipulation of the truth.

Parents’ and Teachers’ Minds in the Line of Fire: Considerations of Intervention

Donna Roth Smith explores how the minds of parents, teachers and analysts are all in the line of fire and have been for the past two years.

Parents’ and Teachers’ Minds in the Line of Fire: Considerations of Intervention

Donna Roth Smith explores how the minds of parents, teachers and analysts are all in the line of fire and have been for the past two years.

Born and Raised in the Pandemic

Patricia Singer explores how in times of pandemic the processes of both parentality and early psychic structuring are affected.

Born and Raised in the Pandemic

Patricia Singer explores how in times of pandemic the processes of both parentality and early psychic structuring are affected.

Children in a World at War

Mónica Cardenal invites you to imagine the emotional world of a child who has lost everything under the fire of violence and asks what our role is as analysts in the face of such an emotional catastrophe.

Children in a World at War

Mónica Cardenal invites you to imagine the emotional world of a child who has lost everything under the fire of violence and asks what our role is as analysts in the face of such an emotional catastrophe.

ANTI-WAR MANIFESTO Forbidden Games

The death drive in the lethal/legitimate adult games which superimpose death on life.

ANTI-WAR MANIFESTO Forbidden Games

The death drive in the lethal/legitimate adult games which superimpose death on life.

ADOLESCENTS IN THE LINE OF FIRE: PANDEMIC AND WAR

Dr Fernando M. Gómez writes: "The pandemic came and put baby, child and adolescent minds in the line of fire. New losses, deaths, traumas and mourning processes were imposed, in addition to the existing ones."

ADOLESCENTS IN THE LINE OF FIRE: PANDEMIC AND WAR

Dr Fernando M. Gómez writes: "The pandemic came and put baby, child and adolescent minds in the line of fire. New losses, deaths, traumas and mourning processes were imposed, in addition to the existing ones."

My IPA with Abel Fainstein

How dare you

Christine Franckx on the multiple challenges of adolescents facing the climate crisis