Editorial

This is the first issue of a new journal—a journal devoted to the psychoanalytic exploration of man in its broadest possible sense, without adherence to the tenets of any one school, a journal open to whoever has a contribution to make in this ever-expanding field. This is The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis.

The Academy was founded 17 years ago in Chicago, Illinois under the presidency of Janet McKenzie Rioch. Its aims and purposes, as stated in Section 2 of the first article of its Constitution, are:

1. To develop communication among psychoanalysts and their colleagues in other disciplines in science and in the humanities.

2. To constitute a forum for inquiry into the phenomena of individual motivation and social behavior.

3. To encourage and support research in psychoanalysis.

4. To foster the acceptance of psychoanalysis and its integration in universities.

5. To advance the interests of psychoanalysis in all other respects.

These intervening years have witnessed periods of experimentation, innovations of many kinds, and steady growth. With the foundation of this journal, the Academy reaffirms its aims and purposes, and acknowledges entering into a new phase of expansion. The aims and purposes, as stated in the Constitution, will be the guidelines for this journal too.

The Academy, in the insights and works of its members, stands for a broadening of the concept of psychoanalysis as a clinical study, a method of therapy, a theoretical interpretation of man. These insights and works will be largely reflected in the writings appearing in this journal. However, contributions will be welcome from whatever source, and from any country.

This journal starts at a significant time in our history. Many changes are occurring in our society and culture which stimulate a re-assessment and re-evaluation of many concepts, even those embraced by most schools of psychoanalysis. The new biological findings and cultural innovations appear