Karen Horney Clinic Report

The year and a half since our new doors opened have been a vibrant period in the development and growth of the Karen Horney Clinic. The facilities of our Clinic Building have been used extensively for further expansion and progress. The elevator has been installed. The library has been completed and is gradually being refurnished and enriched with new and old volumes. A Research Room has been built and is being utilized at present by our newly developed Research Department. Therapy rooms are steadily being improved. The auditorium has been used to its fullest advantage by all three organizations. In short, the physical plant has evolved according to our anticipations.

The Clinic therapy program has steadily kept pace with this physical advance. We are now engaged in a special research project under the auspices of our own Research Department, in conjuction with the head of the Department of Sociology of New York University. This pilot study will attempt to evaluate the impact of change due to therapy in the patient, others in the patient's family, and those with whom he has close contact. The results of this project will be described in a later report.

Individual therapy, as well as group and child analysis, also continue to function effectively. A new group for female adolescents with learning problems will be initiated shortly. Another group is being formed for people in the creative arts. A program has been instituted to enlist some of our own staff members in treating additional patients beyond their three donated hours. Although these will be hours for which doctors will be remunerated, no essential change in the original character of the Clinic is contemplated.

The Medical Board has been most active in attempting to find necessary doctor hours with which to fulfill our obligations to community requests for patient help, as well as to further our own academic and research potentials.

Frequent staff and department meetings remain our most vital and interesting means