The International Journal of Psychoanalysis

What does it mean to become a psychoanalyst? And what defines psychoanalysis as such?
In this deeply personal reflection, Thomas H. Ogden argues that psychoanalysis must be invented anew with each patient — shaped not by fixed method but by the singularity of the analytic encounter.

In her Letter from Lisbon, written in anticipation of the 54th IPA Congress, Conceição de Almeida reflects on how the theme “Psychoanalysis: an anchor in chaotic times” resonates with Portugal’s own historical tides, drawing on how the concept of saudade is linked to the country's colonial legacies.

✨ We’re delighted to announce that Issue 3 of Volume 106 of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis is now available online! Explore the full issue at pep-web.org and learn more about the Journal and subscription options at theijp.org.

📰 On Carl Gustav Jung’s 150th birthday, we turn to Volume 80 revisiting a text by Zvi Lothane on the complex relationship between Jung and Sabina Spielrein.

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📰 'From the Archive' continues with a contribution from Volume 72: Barbara Mautner's psychoanalytic interpretation of Freud's dream of Irma's injection. 130 years ago, on the morning of 24 July 1895, Freud recorded what would become the founding dream of psychoanalysis.

📰 Introducing our new 'From the Archive' series: a curated selection of seminal pieces from the IJP's rich history. Each post revisits the people, ideas, and clinical moments that continue to resonate. We begin with an obituary from Volume 75: Philip S. Holzman’s tribute to Karl A. Menninger.

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🎂 Happy 144th Birthday to Marie Bonaparte, born on this day in 1882!

Marie Bonaparte (1882-1962) was a French psychoanalyst, author, and patron whose intellectual contributions and political influence played a pivotal role in the international spread of psychoanalysis.

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🎂 Happy 142nd Birthday to Joan Riviere, born
on this day in 1883!

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🕰️ Last chance! The IJP Summer Study Meeting is happening tomorrow, June 21.

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🗿From statues to griefbots, every memorialization effort carries a question: does it honor the other, or preserve our version of them?
In her paper, Alessandra Lemma asks whether griefbots represent a form of grieving that denies the other's difference.

Join us this Saturday to reflect together!

🪞Lemma suggests that griefbots risk creating a timeless, narcissistic space where mourning is stalled, and the dead are rendered extensions of the self.

Join us this weekend June 21 to discuss!

🖋 Alessandra Lemma invites us to rethink grief not as a process of closure, but as an enduring ethical relationship.

Read the paper and join the dialogue this Saturday at our IJP Summer Study Meeting!

🤖 Griefbots are AI-powered chatbots designed to simulate conversations with someone who has died. They promise “connection beyond death” but what are they really offering? Comfort? Denial?

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📣 We’re thrilled to announce our Summer Study Meeting featuring Alessandra Lemma's paper: "Mourning, melancholia and machines: An applied psychoanalytic investigation of mourning in the age of griefbots"

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🧠 Mourning in the Age of Griefbots?

In this special session, Alessandra Lemma explores the intersections of loss, melancholia, and technology in her recent IJP paper.

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🔔 This month: IJP Summer Study Meeting
Join us on Saturday 21st June from 2–4pm (BST) for our next Study Meeting, featuring Alessandra Lemma discussing her thought-provoking paper "Mourning, Melancholia and Machines: An Applied Psychoanalytic Investigation of Mourning in the Age of Griefbots"

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💬 What makes a good psychoanalytic paper?

In case you missed it: We’re revisiting three distinct reflections from IJP editors Bernard Reith, Sara Boffito, and Editor-in-Chief Francis Grier on what makes a good psychoanalytic paper.

🎂 Happy 133rd Birthday to Alix Strachey, born on this day in 1892!

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