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The collection of reports by the regional groups that comprise the 43rd Bulletin of the Society shows the knowledge and experience that our diverse groups around the world have developed. In recent times, the different groups have increasingly consolidated their interest in the integration of the neurosciences and psychoanalysis, working independently on various topics that contribute to clinical work. Some groups have studied Mark Solms’ ideas on consciousness to advance their own models, e.g. the group in Madrid, which has proposed a new understanding of the structure of the self. Groups in New York, Washington, and Turkey are studying relevant topics such as autism, ADHD, psychosis, and depression with an interest in neurodevelopmental issues and psychotherapeutic interventions. Regarding psychopathology, the group in Manchester is conducting studies on neurosis, while most regional groups report working on neuropsychoanalysis with a steady influence of Prof. Jaak Panksepp’s affective neuroscience and clinical applications of neuropsychoanalysis. We thank them for their inspirational approaches and we acknowledge their experience and valuable contributions.
Maria Sonia Goergen
On November 4, 2022, Prof. Cecilio Paniagua, Medical Doctor (Universidad Autónoma of Madrid), psychiatrist (Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia), diplomate of the North American Association of Psychiatry and Neurology, psychoanalyst (Baltimore-Washington Institute), full member of the International Psychoanalytical Association and fellow of the American College of Psychoanalysis, delivered a lecture on ego psychology.
Dr. Paniagua pointed out the difference between the first and second Freudian models of the mind. According to the topographical theory, the analyst's job was to translate the supposed implicit symbolism of what was verbalized. The recognition that resistance to free association, defensive maneuvers and self-punitiv