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The aim of The New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, as stated in each’s constitution, is:
to advance the development of psychoanalysis based on the scientific discoveries of Sigmund Freud, to teach psychoanalysis, and to promote scientific psychoanalytic education and research.
The New York Psychoanalytic (as the Society and the Institute are collectively known), in its commitment to the refinement of psychoanalytic theory and technique through its adherence to the scientific attitude, and by its maintenance of the highest ethical and training standards, perpetually rededicates itself to this constitutional purpose and thereby remains the pedagogic and clinical standard-bearer for our profession. The members of The New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute have built upon the legacy of Sigmund Freud’s contributions, developing classical psychoanalytic theory and practice in the sphere of ego-psychology, in the orientation of conflict and compromise formation, and in the wide application of the concept of unconscious fantasy. As the new millennium has ushered in a pluralism of psychotherapeutic schools and practices, The New York Psychoanalytic, in its commitment to the progressive refinement and rigorous application of psychoanalysis, maintains an active, constructive, and critical dialogue with these developments.