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Brief Communication: a Comparison of the Place of Dreams in Institute Curricula Between 1980—1981 and 1998—1999

334 Kent Street Brookline, MA 02446, Judy_kantrowitz{at}hms.harvard.edu, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute, Harvard Medical School

The analysis of dreams was central in demonstrating Freud's theory of mind and the power of unconscious forces. Many analysts informally comment that dreams no longer seem to hold the same centrality they had for analysts who were trained prior to the 1980s. This paper presents a brief study assessing whether there has been a change in the teaching of dreams in psychoanalytic institutes. Comparison of theoretical and clinical courses on dreams in 1980—1981 and 1998—1999 indicates that the actual number of hours devoted to teaching dreams has in fact decreased. However, there are indications that a renewal of interest in dreams may now be occurring, at least in some institutes. The relationship between views on the role of dreams and perspectives on psychoanalysis itself is discussed.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Vol. 49, No. 3, 985-997 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/00030651010490031201


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