Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
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The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute is a psychoanalytic
research, training, education facility that is affiliated with the American Psychoanalytic Association
and the International Psychoanalytic Association. There were no psychoanalytic societies devoted to Sigmund Freud
in Boston prior to his visit to Worcester, Massachusetts
in 1909, though after 1909 there were individuals interested in Freud's writings, including James Jackson Putnam, L. Eugene Emerson, Isador Coriat, William Healy, and Augusta Bronner. The present society and institute (abbreviated BPSI) was founded by psychoanalyst Franz Alexander
only after 1931. The BPSI is the third oldest psychoanalytic institute in the United States; only the New York Psychoanalytic Institute and Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
are older.
Major psychoanalysts who have been associated with the institute include Franz Alexander
, Hans Sachs
, Helene Deutsch
, Felix Deutsch, Hans and Greta Bibring, Ives Hendrix, and more recently Philip Holzman
and Arnold Modell
. In its early years, the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital
was strongly associated with BPSI, especially through its first chief Stanley Cobb
.
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a psychological theory developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expanded, been criticized and developed in different directions, mostly by some of Freud's former students, such as Alfred Adler and Carl Gustav...
research, training, education facility that is affiliated with the American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychoanalytic Association is an association of psychoanalysts in the United States. It was founded in 1911, and forms part of the International Psychoanalytical Association.-External links:**...
and the International Psychoanalytic Association. There were no psychoanalytic societies devoted to Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
in Boston prior to his visit to Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
in 1909, though after 1909 there were individuals interested in Freud's writings, including James Jackson Putnam, L. Eugene Emerson, Isador Coriat, William Healy, and Augusta Bronner. The present society and institute (abbreviated BPSI) was founded by psychoanalyst Franz Alexander
Franz Alexander
Franz Gabriel Alexander was a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician, who is considered one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine and psychoanalytic criminology.- Life :...
only after 1931. The BPSI is the third oldest psychoanalytic institute in the United States; only the New York Psychoanalytic Institute and Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
The Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis is a center for psychoanalytic research, training, and education that is located on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. The institute provides professional training in the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy...
are older.
Major psychoanalysts who have been associated with the institute include Franz Alexander
Franz Alexander
Franz Gabriel Alexander was a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician, who is considered one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine and psychoanalytic criminology.- Life :...
, Hans Sachs
Hans Sachs
Hans Sachs was a German meistersinger , poet, playwright and shoemaker.-Biography:Hans Sachs was born in Nuremberg . His father was a tailor. He attended Latin school in Nuremberg...
, Helene Deutsch
Helene Deutsch
Helene Deutsch was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst and colleague of Sigmund Freud. She was the first psychoanalyst to specialize in women.- Life :...
, Felix Deutsch, Hans and Greta Bibring, Ives Hendrix, and more recently Philip Holzman
Philip Holzman
Philip Holzman is the Esther and Sidney R. Rabb Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and a supervising and training analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He has been at Harvard since 1977, having moved there after spending a decade as Professor of Psychology at the...
and Arnold Modell
Arnold Modell
Arnold Modell is a clinical professor of social psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School and a supervising and training analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He received his bachelor's degree from Columbia College in 1945...
. In its early years, the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital and biomedical research facility in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts...
was strongly associated with BPSI, especially through its first chief Stanley Cobb
Stanley Cobb
-External links:* can be found at The Center for the History of Medicine at the Countway Library, Harvard Medical School....
.