Committees at Work

Results of questionnaire circulated following the December 1950 meeting of C.E.P.T.

1. BOSTON PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY — Dr. Leo Berman

   1. Number of forms circulated: 48. Number returned: 20.

   2. Number agreeing with definition: 9. Disagreeing: 10. Unable to use: 0.

   3. Range of patients seen in one week: 3 up to 18.

   4. Percentage of patients in psychoanalysis: 100%.

   5. Percentage of patients in psychotherapy: No tabulation.

   6. Percentage of patients in transition: No tabulation.

   7. Patients with whom procedure was changed: 5%.

2. PHILADELPHIA PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY, INC. — Dr. Morris Brody

   1. Number of forms circulated: 16. Number returned: 8.

   2. Number agreeing with definition: 6 (71.43%). Disagreeing: 2 (28.57%). Unable to use: 1 (14.28%).

   3. Range of patients seen in one week: 4 (2) - 12 (2) - 15 - 17 - 20.

   4. Percentage of patients in psychoanalysis: 0 - 100%. 0 - 35% - 41% - 50% - 80% (2) - 100%.

   5. Percentage of patients in psychotherapy: 0 - 100%. 0 - 20% (2) - 50% - 59% (2) - 100%.

   6. Percentage of patients in transition: 0 - 6%. 0 - (5) - 6% -? (What is meant by transition?)

   7. Patients in whom procedure changed: 0 - 12%. 0 (3) - 10% (2) - 12% (2).

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   WASHINGTON PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY — Dr. Edna Dyar

   No report.

3. CHICAGO PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY — Dr. Joan Fleming

   1. Number of forms circulated: 35. Number returned: 24.

   2. Number agreeing with definition: 13 (54%). Disagreeing: 11 (46%)

   3. Range of patients seen in a period of 1 week: 7 - 27. (3 with most patients were child analysts.)

   4. Percentage of patients in psychoanalysis: 3-11 (15% - 100%).

   5. Percentage of patients in psychotherapy: 0 - 18 (0 - 70%).

   6. Percentage of patients in transition stage: 0 - 5 (0 - 50%).

   7. Patients in whom procedure changed: 0 - 5 (0 - 39%).

4. TOPEKA PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY — Dr. Jan Frank

   No report.

5. ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC MEDICINE (New York) — Dr. Henriette Klein

   No report.

6. SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC MEDICINE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Dr. Norman Levy

   1. Number of forms circulated: ? (12 members). Number of replies: 11.

   2. Number agreeing with definition: 6 (54.54%). Disagreeing: 5 (45.46%).

   3. Range of patients seen in one week: 3-19 3 - 11 - 12 - 14 (2) - 15 - 16 (2) - 17 (2) - 19.

   4. Percentage of patients in psychoanalysis: 47% - 100% 47% - 50% (2) - 60% (2) - 66% - 75% - 81% - 100% (2).

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   1. Percentage of patients in psychotherapy: 0 - 35% 0% (2) - 5% - 17% - 19% - 20% - 30% (2) - 33% - 34% - 35%.

   2. Percentage of patients in transition stage: 0 - 33% 0% - (5) - 5% - 10% - (2) - 16% - 17% - 33%.

   3. Patients in whom procedure changed: 0 - 25% 0% (6) - 5% - 6% - 10% - 16% - 25%.

7. BALTIMORE PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY — Dr. Francis McLaughlin

   1. Number of forms circulated: 20. Number of replies: 14 (70%).

   2. Number agreeing with definition: 11 (78.57%). Disagreeing: 3 (21.42%). Unable to use: 0.

   3. Range of patients seen in one week: 3 - 25 3 - 7 - 8 (2) - 10 (3) - 13 - 14 - 16 - 19 - 25.

   4. Percentage of patients in psychoanalysis: 28 - 100%. ? - 28% - 46% - 47% - 50% (3) - 60% - 62% - 71% - 80% 86% - 100% (2).

   5. Percentage of patients in psychotherapy: 0 - 50% 0 (4) - 15% - 20% - 25% - 30% - 39% - 40% - 47% - 48% - 50%.

   6. Percentage of patients in transition stage: 0 - 40% 0 (4) - 5% - 10% - 12% - 14% (2) - 15% - 20% - 24% - 40%.

   7. Patients in whom procedure changed: 0 - 40% 0 (6) - 7% - 12% - 14% (2) - 15% - 20% - 24% - 40%.

8. PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS — Dr. Eli Marcovitz

   No report.

9. SAN FRANCISCO PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY — Dr. Norman Reider

   No report.

10. DETROIT PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY — Dr. Max Wolfe

    No report.

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    LOS ANGELES PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY — Dr. Leo Rangell

    1. Number of forms circulated: 19. Number returned: 14 (73%).

    2. Number agreeing with definition: 10 (71%). Disagreeing: 4 (29%).

    3. Range of patients seen in one week: Average 10.6.

    4. Percentage of patients in psychoanalysis: 80%.

    5. Percentage of patients in psychotherapy: 15%.

    6. Percentage of patients in transition stage: 5%.

    7. Patients in whom procedure was changed: 3.5%.