{"title":"Gaza: another psychoanalytic perspective. Reflection on the work of Shmuel Erlich.","authors":"Antonio Pérez-Sánchez","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2026.2615919","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207578.2026.2615919","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper offers a psychoanalytic reflection on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, prompted by Shmuel Erlich's recent contribution to The International Journal of Psychoanalysis. While Erlich argues that psychoanalysis is relevant only to the study of contemporary antisemitism and not to the conflict itself, the author contends that psychoanalytic thought remains essential for understanding the unconscious group dynamics that sustain war and collective violence. Drawing on Klein, Bion, Segal and Fornari, the paper explores the oscillation between paranoid-schizoid and depressive modes of functioning, the activation of psychotic defences in situations of catastrophe, and the failure to contain guilt and mourning. These dynamics, although shared by both sides of the conflict, have produced tragically disproportionate consequences, particularly for the Palestinian population. The paper also reconsiders Erlich's reading of antisemitism, its moral implications, and the ethical responsibility of psychoanalysts to resist collective denial and illuminate the unconscious forces that underpin violence and silence. In the spirit of Hanna Segal's call to speak out, it argues that silence in the face of human suffering constitutes a moral failure that psychoanalysis cannot afford.</p>","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 2","pages":"203-222"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148164943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber, Birgit Gaertner, Rosemarie Kennel, Gertrud Reerink, Lisa Kallenbach-Kaminski, Andju Sara Labuhn, Nima Mazaheri Omrani, Jörg Scharff, Erwin Sturm, Carlotta Baumgarten, Anna Cunovic, Felicitas Hug, Katrin Luise Laezer, Laura Nied, Patrick Rachel, Sarah Römisch, Annabelle Starck, Leila Tichy, Sandra Voss
{"title":"The \"three-level-model for clinical observation\" (3LM) - A supplement to modules in psychoanalytic training? Experiences from the Frankfurt Psychoanalytic Institute.","authors":"Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber, Birgit Gaertner, Rosemarie Kennel, Gertrud Reerink, Lisa Kallenbach-Kaminski, Andju Sara Labuhn, Nima Mazaheri Omrani, Jörg Scharff, Erwin Sturm, Carlotta Baumgarten, Anna Cunovic, Felicitas Hug, Katrin Luise Laezer, Laura Nied, Patrick Rachel, Sarah Römisch, Annabelle Starck, Leila Tichy, Sandra Voss","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2577104","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2577104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A golden solution to the problem of psychoanalytic training has yet to be found. Most psychoanalytic institutes are continously critically reflecting on their psychoanalytic training structures and trying to improve them. In this article, we report on our experiences over the last 12 semesters in which we tried to supplement the well-established modules of psychoanalytic training at the Frankfurt Psychoanalytic Institute with seminars that used the Three-Level Model of Clinical Observation (3LM) to intensively discuss one candidate's training case each in five evening seminars. The 3LM was developed primarily in the Clinical Research Committee of the IPA and has since been presented in a variety of publications. This paper uses a concrete example to illustrate that the distinction between the three levels of clinical judgment has proven helpful for candidates to systematically reflect on clinical psychoanalytic processes, their possible transformations and to deal with the plurality of contemporary psychoanalytic theories. Therefore, selected feedback from candidates in one specific 3LM seminar is presented and used as a starting point for critical reflection.</p>","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 2","pages":"151-167"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148164967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction. Melanie Klein at work: The case of Mr B.","authors":"Christine English, Abbot Bronstein","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2585391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207578.2025.2585391","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 1","pages":"55-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147639942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Medusa Gaze in war media: Trauma, shame, envy, and voyeurism in the eyes of an analyst-victim.","authors":"Hana Salaam Abdel-Malek","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2569886","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2569886","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this article, I argue that war victims, unlike distant viewers, turn to war media not only to satisfy unconscious sadistic and masochistic desires or voyeuristic pleasure, but also as a strategy for psychic survival. Amid trauma, they seek containment and control. They imagine the media screen, like a containing mother, to frame war experiences - making them digestible and offering a coherent mirror in which the fragmented self can find recognition. For war victims, the media is not a neutral window onto the world but a reflective surface - a gaze they hope will reflect an integrated image of self. When sensational, graphic violence is broadcast, the media gaze dehumanises the victims depicted and destabilises the viewers, amplifying emotional disarray and psychic fragmentation. The media's gaze morphs into an <i>Evil Eye</i>, whose envious power inflicts psychic harm. Those consuming footage of their war become both subjects of this gaze and its casualties. Their shame in helplessness transforms into envy, and their gaze turns into defensive voyeurism, where vulnerability and complicity coexist. Instead of providing containment, trauma coverage - like dreaming and dream-telling - should facilitate the psychic digestion and symbolisation of shared experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 1","pages":"88-100"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147640123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter: On the analytic work in wartime - A problem of simple decisions.","authors":"Igor Romanov","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2606304","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2606304","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 1","pages":"109-111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147640105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discussion: Melanie Klein at work: The case of Mr B.","authors":"John Steiner","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2585389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207578.2025.2585389","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 1","pages":"71-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147639821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discussion: Melanie Klein at work: The case of Mr B.","authors":"Rachel B Blass","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2585370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207578.2025.2585370","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 1","pages":"78-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147640376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"History: Melanie Klein at Work - The Case of Mr. B.","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2588028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207578.2025.2588028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 1","pages":"58-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147639855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beating an undead horse: Toward a conceptualization of nuisance in the analytic process.","authors":"Steven H Cooper","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2569891","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2569891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Winnicott (1945a) suggested that some types of aggressive behaviour of the child returning from sustained separation from their parents may be regarded as an expression of hope, one in which they can yield their forms of defensive self-sufficiency to trust a parent again. The author parses Winnicott's later various approaches to understanding both instinctual and reactive aggression and how applying his later views can obfuscate the meaning of aggression in nuisance-making behaviour. The author offers a specific definition of nuisance in the analysis of adults and how it manifests itself in the analytic context. In the adult patients he describes, anger and hostility have become featured as expressions of grievance or greed regarding earlier ruptures in an experience of the parent's or analyst's registration of the patient's needs for attention. He considers two clinical contexts involving the conscious reluctance to agree with the analyst's interpretations as well as making demands on the analyst outside the setting as forms of nuisance. He explores how the analyst needs to hold two psychic realities - the patient's hope that is expressed in their nuisance-making as well as the analyst's limits in absorbing the patient's own self-destructive hatred of dependency. Holding these two realities helps to transform these self-destructive bids for attention into an opportunity for mourning. The analyst is required to work with his or her own subtle experiences of disturbance including hostility, helplessness and the pull to act out roles in the patient's earlier life.</p>","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"107 1","pages":"4-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147640305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}