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Opposition to All Forms of Conversion Therapy
This is a letter to membership from the Board of Psychoanalysis for Social Responsibility (Section IX), a section of the Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, Division 39 of the American Psychological Association. It does not represent the position of the American Psychological Association or any of its other Divisions or subunits. Read more
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Open letter to the Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society (PCS) Editorial Board and to colleagues in other institutions committed to Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) – (Amended statement)
We are psychoanalytic practitioners and researchers who stand with Palestine against the apartheid Israeli state and the ongoing genocide, and we are committed to Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) as a necessary response (https://www.bdsmovement.net/pacbi). BDS applies to Israeli state institutions, including the universities, which are closely tied to the Israeli state. Through 2025 we… Read more
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June 2, Political Mind: Summer Series. Unconscious Politics with Giuseppe Caruso.
Political Mind Summer Series 2026 About this event Dates: Tuesdays 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th June, 7th, 14th July and 21st July | 8:15 – 9:45pm These weekly seminars will explore the many contemporary political issues of our time from a psychoanalytic perspective. 2nd June | Unconscious Politics with Giuseppe Caruso and Prof. Bob Hinshelwood Chair: David… Read more
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May 28 – Voces y Trayectorias: Conversations on Psychiatric Deinstitutionalisation. Time: 10:00 (Brazil) / 09:00 (Chile) / 14:00 (UK)
Overview Join our online series exploring psychiatric deinstitutionalisation, featuring Claudia Braga. Date: 28 May 2026 Time: 10:00 (Brazil) / 09:00 (Chile) / 14:00 (UK) Format: Online (Zoom) Language: Portuguese (with subtitles) Guest Speakers: Claudia Braga is a Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and Chair of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Mental… Read more
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June 6, 7:00 pm IST – Caste and Mental Health. Presented by QAFILA: Psychosocial Support and Research
For inquiries: qafilapsychosocial@gmail.com To register: scan the QR code on the flyer above. Read more
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Online Event- 28 May 2026, 8.00pm AEST ‘Impossibility of Working in Organisations, Institutional Harm, and the Loss of Truth. Presenter: Dr Rachel Gibbons
The seminar explores how organisations exposed to unbearable human realities can lose their capacity to think, tell the truth, and care. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory and clinical experience, it examines how unconscious anxiety hardens into organisational terror, giving rise to defensive cultures of blame, scapegoating, and ritualised accountability. Through case examples from healthcare and mental… Read more
Psychoanalysis and Social Justice 