The American Institute for Psychoanalysis

The marked increase in the number of applications for admission to the Institute's course in trailing has necessitated a closer scrutiny of applicants' qualifications. In selecting candidates, we judge not only their formal psychiatric training, experience, and personality, but we also consider their habits of study and work, their scientific contributions, potential productivity, and interests in cooperative efforts which will stimulate the individual's own development and the growth of the Assocation.

According to our custom of evaluating courses given by the Institute in the past year and considering how they may be improved, we can report the following:

The course “Readings in Psychoanalysis: the Works of Freud” was extended to twenty sessions and was organized on the basis of specific topics representing salient points in Freud's contribution. A bibliography of Freud's writings was prepared to direct special attention to each topic. This was found to give a more comprehensive grasp of Freud's work as a whole than when his writings are approached on the basis of certain selected better-known articles and volumes. Relatively less time was spent on Freud's case reports and more time on his basic concepts and his philosophy. The “Readings in Psychoanalysis: Part II,” to be given in the coming year, will deal with the works of psychoanalysts who have differed from Freud. It will include recent literature on hypnoanalysis, group therapy, and short therapies. The course will be conducted by a member of the Faculty who will lecture on three of the stated topics and will function as chairman throughout the course. Other members of the Faculty, a senior candidate, and a guest lecturer will present material on the remaining topics. These individuals were selected because of special knowledge or experience. Candidates will read assigned works and will participate in discussions. Sessions will be held at two-weekly intervals in order to allow time for reading.

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