This commentary on “Psychoanalysis and Psychosocial Studies” by Stephen Frosh and Lisa Baraitser examines the relation of psychoanalysis and psychosocial studies to the social sciences and the academy, and offers some sociological explanations for the emergence of psychosocial studies today. Noting the strength of psychoanalysis as an established field of professional practice and investigation, it suggests that psychoanalysis does not depend on the emerging area of psychosocial studies for its access to the academy. It defends the “depth” model of psychoanalytic investigation against Frosh and Baraitser's critique, while accepting that constructionist perspectives do have something to offer in the clarification of psychoanalytic methods.