The aim of this paper is to illustrate that in the analysis of acute and chronic schizophrenics the psychotic manifestations attach themselves to the transference and a transference-psychosis develops. The relevant transference phenomena can be interpreted to the patient and his response to interpretations can often be clearly observed.

At this state of our research we shall not overestimate the therapeutic possibilities of psycho-analysis in severe acute and chronic schizophrenic conditions, because the analysis, particularly of acute schizophrenia, however promising, is a very difficult and strenuous task and the management also still presents almost unsurmountable difficulties. At present therefore we can only hope to be successful in a minority of cases. However, this does not invalidate the psycho-analytic approach. Every acute or chronic schizophrenic patient, even if he is being treated for a short time only, enriches our understanding of the psychopathology and makes the analysis of subsequent patients easier.