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Psychoanalytic Psychology
A publication of Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, Division 39, American Psychological Association.

Psychoanalytic Psychology

ISSN 0736-9735
eISSN 1939-1331
Open access offered
Published quarterly, beginning in January
Impact factor 1.3
5-year impact factor 1.3
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Psychoanalytic Psychology®, published quarterly by APA, aims to advance the scientific and scholarly understanding of psychoanalysis by fostering a dialogue grounded in both clinical insight, rigorous psychological inquiry, and empirical research.

A crucial resource for clinicians, academics, and researchers, the journal invites original contributions that reflect and broaden the dynamic interaction between psychoanalysis and psychology. The journal's mission is to publish high-quality work that explores the fertile ground where these two disciplines intersect. It specifically welcomes manuscripts that address:

  • Issues in psychology raised by psychoanalysis: This includes the application of psychoanalytic concepts to understand psychological phenomena, developmental processes, and personality.
  • Issues in psychoanalysis raised by psychology: This involves using psychological research methods, theories, and findings to test, refine, and expand upon psychoanalytic ideas.
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Traumatic effects beyond diagnosis: The impact of dissociation on the mind–body–brain system.

Mucci, Clara; Scalabrini, Andrea

Lockdown dreams: Dream content and emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic in an italian sample.

Giovanardi, Guido; Fiorini Bincoletto, Alice; Baiocco, Roberto; Ferrari, Martina; Gentile, Daniela; Siri, Mauro; Tanzilli, Annalisa; Lingiardi, Vittorio

Personalizing psychotherapy for personality disorders: Perspectives from control-mastery theory.

Gazzillo, Francesco; Dazzi, Nino; Kealy, David; Cuomo, Romana

Do black lives matter in psychoanalysis? Frantz Fanon as our most disputatious ancestor.

Gaztambide, Daniel J.

Eating pathology and Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2) diagnostic assessment: Implications for treatment outcomes in a psychodynamic-oriented residential setting.

Muzi, Laura; Tieghi, Laura; Rugo, Michele; Lingiardi, Vittorio

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Yalom, Strenger, and the psychodynamics of inner freedom: A contribution to existential psychoanalysis.

Shahar, Golan

The psychoanalytic facet of attachment theory and research: “behind” and “beyond” attachment disorganization.

Castellano, Rosetta

Mapping childhood trauma and personality organization: A network approach.

Fuchshuber, Jürgen; Unterrainer, Human-Friedrich; Kapusta, Nestor D.; Blüml, Victor

Identification with the hated object in a case of pedophilic fantasies.

Levi, Sheila

Review of the Revised standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud.

Rosengart, Daniel

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CE Corner: How to manage countertransference in therapy

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Psychoanalytic Psychology article on countertransference to prevent therapist-client collusion
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Breastfeeding, mutual gratification, and emotion self-regulation

Psychoanalytic Psychology article on theories of breastfeeding and emotion self-regulation.
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Psychoanalysis and war: On witnessing Ukrainian psychoanalysts

The October 2023 issue of Psychoanalytic Psychology includes a special section featuring articles by Ukrainian psychoanalysts who have been impacted in their work and their lives by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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