''The Psychoanalytic Quarterly'' is a quarterly

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established in 1932 and, since 2018, published by

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. The journal describes itself as "the oldest free-standing psychoanalytic journal in America". The current

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is Neal Vorus.

History

''The Psychoanalytic Quarterly'' was established by Dorian Feigenbaum, Bertram D. Lewin, Frankwood Williams, and Gregory Zilboorg. In the opening issue they described the journal's aims: The first issue's lead article was '' Libidinal Types'' by

Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud ( ; ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating psychopathology, pathologies seen as originating fro ...

, one of three articles by Freud translated by Edith B. Jackson and published in the journal in its first year. However, the new journal upset

Ernest Jones Alfred Ernest Jones (1 January 1879 – 11 February 1958) was a Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst. A lifelong friend and colleague of Sigmund Freud from their first meeting in 1908, he became his official biographer. Jones was the first En ...

in England, who saw it as a competitor to ''

The International Journal of Psychoanalysis ''The International Journal of Psychoanalysis'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of psychoanalysis. The idea of the journal was proposed by Ernest Jones in a letter to Sigmund Freud dated 7 December 1918. The journ ...

'', which he edited.Jones to Freud, 2 June 1932. The new journal was also watched carefully by

Smith Ely Jelliffe Smith Ely Jelliffe (October 27, 1866 – September 25, 1945) was an American neurologist, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He lived and practiced in New York City nearly his entire life. Originally trained in botany and pharmacy, Jelliffe switched ...

and

William Alanson White William Alanson White (24 January 1870 – 7 March 1937) was an American Neurology, neurologist and psychiatrist. Biography He was born in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York to parents Alanson White and Harriet Augusta Hawley White. He attend ...

of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, which published ''Psychoanalytic Review'':

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

References

External links

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