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Conducting Analysis After September 11: Implications for Psychoanalytic Technique

Deborah L. Cabaniss

903 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 dsc3{at}columbia.edu

Nicholas Forand

American University

Steven P. Roose

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center profoundly affected the population of New York City, including analysts and analysands. To study the effect of this event on the technique of psychoanalysts conducting ongoing analysis during the weeks after 9/11, confidential questionnaires were sent to all candidates and faculty at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. Respondents indicated that in the days and weeks following 9/11 they initiated phone calls to their analysands, asked about their analysands' families, gave advice when it was requested, offered reassurance, and answered personal questions. They did not initiate physical contact, discontinue use of the couch, or give unsolicited advice. These responses suggest that these analysts made decisions to alter their technique in certain ways in the wake of a catastrophic event shared by the community.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Vol. 52, No. 3, 717-734 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/00030651040520030401
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