Research
Psychoanalytic research has always been an important component of the New York Psychoanalytic. From its inception the Institute has trained students who were concurrently pursuing careers in research in academic settings. Hundreds of scientific papers and books have emerged from the clinical work of candidates and members and have been presented in colloquia and scientific meetings to the analytic community. Within the last ten years there has been a shift from the clinical case study method to research which is more methodologically rigorous. One current such project in development is the Analytic Process Scale. The goal of this project is to document the basic proposition that fine clinical work with appropriate patients produces significant improvement in the quality of the person's life. Prior research has demonstrated the powerful effect of long term psychotherapy on overall quality of life. This project aims to systematically test the hypothesis that the quality of analytic work accomplished and the number of sessions in which high quality work takes place will correlate strongly with benefit. The measure that is used to rate recorded sessions is the Analytic Process Scale. The results of this study provide scientific basis for claims of the efficacy of psychoanalysis as a treatment.

The Foundation's Goals:
  • To provide funding for Research Fellowships so that students at the institute can develop expertise in research techniques.
  • To support ongoing research such as the Analytic Process Scale Project.
  • To enable the New York Psychoanalytic to collaborate with other academic institutions in interdisciplinary research.

Contributions to The New York Psychoanalytic Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent provided by law.