Douglas Kirsner, Ph.D., is professor of psychoanalytic studies and philosophy at Deakin University, Melbourne.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 1. The Anointed: The New York Psychoanalytic InstituteChapter 4 2. The Boston SplitChapter 5 3. On the Make: The Chicago Psychoanalytic InstituteChapter 6 4. Fear and Loathing in Los AngelesChapter 7 Conclusion: The Trouble with Psychoanalytic InstitutesChapter 8 Epilogue

The relevance of an American edition of Douglas Kirsner's book cannot be exaggerated. It is a fundamental contribution to the concerns of the North American Psychoanalytic Community with the present challenges to psychoanalysis in our culture. . . . Warmly recommended to all professionals engaged in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapies; particularly, of course, to all those engaged in participating, as students or teachers, in psychoanalytic education.

Douglas Kirsner, Ph.D., is professor of psychoanalytic studies and philosophy at Deakin University, Melbourne.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 1. The Anointed: The New York Psychoanalytic InstituteChapter 4 2. The Boston SplitChapter 5 3. On the Make: The Chicago Psychoanalytic InstituteChapter 6 4. Fear and Loathing in Los AngelesChapter 7 Conclusion: The Trouble with Psychoanalytic InstitutesChapter 8 Epilogue

The relevance of an American edition of Douglas Kirsner's book cannot be exaggerated. It is a fundamental contribution to the concerns of the North American Psychoanalytic Community with the present challenges to psychoanalysis in our culture. . . . Warmly recommended to all professionals engaged in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapies; particularly, of course, to all those engaged in participating, as students or teachers, in psychoanalytic education.

Douglas Kirsner, Ph.D., is professor of psychoanalytic studies and philosophy at Deakin University, Melbourne.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 1. The Anointed: The New York Psychoanalytic InstituteChapter 4 2. The Boston SplitChapter 5 3. On the Make: The Chicago Psychoanalytic InstituteChapter 6 4. Fear and Loathing in Los AngelesChapter 7 Conclusion: The Trouble with Psychoanalytic InstitutesChapter 8 Epilogue

The relevance of an American edition of Douglas Kirsner's book cannot be exaggerated. It is a fundamental contribution to the concerns of the North American Psychoanalytic Community with the present challenges to psychoanalysis in our culture. . . . Warmly recommended to all professionals engaged in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapies; particularly, of course, to all those engaged in participating, as students or teachers, in psychoanalytic education.