The Psychoanalytic Society of New England, East strives to deepen the development of psychoanalysis by supporting its members in furthering their educational, research and professional efforts. It sponsors opportunities for collegial activities and outreach to mental health professionals, interested groups or individuals, and the general community. Activities of the Society have included scientific meetings, risk management presentations, clinical discussion groups, film discussions, a parent-child center, extension division courses, and the Psychoanalytic Educational Forum of Boston. The Psychoanalytic Society and Institute of New England, East sponsor a quarterly newsletter (PDF format). Application for membership in the Society is open to psychoanalysts, analytic candidates and others with a strong interest in psychoanalysis.

Partial list of previous scientific programs The Almost Untreatable Narcissistic Patient Presenter: Otto F. Kernberg, M.D. Discussants: Fred Busch, Ph.D. and Joan Wheelis, M.D. Date: November 13, 2004 The Analyst’s Countertransference in Defense Enactments Presenter: Fred Busch, Ph.D. Discussants: Alexandra Murray Harrison, M.D. and W.W. Meissner, S.J., M.D. Date: October 29, 2005 Jill Lovett Memorial Lecture -- Clinical Implications of Bion’s Thought Presenter: Antonino Ferro, M.D. Discussants: Sarah Ackerman, Ph.D. and Ana-Maria Rizzuto, M.D. Date: March 11, 2006 Jerome I. Sashin Annual Memorial Lecture – Language: Symbolization and Countertransference Presenter: Jacqueline Amati Mehler, M.D. Discussants: Nancy Chodorow, Ph.D. and Julia Matthews, Ph.D., M.D. Date: October 7, 2006 The Legacy of Freud’s Technique Panel on the Occasion of Sigmund Freud’s 150th Birthday Presenters: Lawrence Friedman, M.D., Ana-Maria Rizzuto, M.D., and Henry F. Smith, M.D. Moderator: Cordelia Schmidt-Hellerau, Ph.D. Date: November 11, 2006