WITHIN THE PSYCHOANALYTIC perspective on psychotherapy evolving from Freud's pioneering insights into human suffering, many different schools of dynamic understanding and treatment approaches have emerged. These include classical, interpersonal, object relations, self-psychology, existential, and family schools, among many others. The present conference assessed the application of some of these approaches by senior psychotherapists—each within the psychoanalytic framework—to the clinical material from one patient's treatment. The source of data for clinical discussions was the work of Michael Balint, as reported in his book Focal Psychotherapy (Balint, M., Ornstein, P., and Balint, E.) (London: Tavistock Publications, 1972). Clinical discussion examined alternate views on the meaning of the clinical material and on the utilization of therapeutic technique by Dr. Balint in his treatment. Panel discussions focused on issues raised by the presentations.