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A Case of Depression and its Relation to a Parent’s Suicide | September 26, 2015

A case of depression and its relation to a parent’s suicide John Elliott, MD, FRCPC The term ‘dynamic unconscious’ refers to a metaphorical space outside waking awareness. This space contains, among other processes and entities, the repressed. ‘Repression’ implies an intentional yet unconscious aspect to this exclusion from awareness. Anna Freud has written about losing […]

40th Annual Congress of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society | June 4 – 7, 2015

Fusion and Defusion of Drives in Neurosis: The ‘Weaving Mother’ With Dr. Denys Ribas from the Paris Psychoanalytic Society Hôtel Château Laurier, Quebec (QC) June 4 – 7, 2015 Dr. Ribas is a child psychiatrist and Training Ananlyst with the Paris Psychoanalytic Society. He is the author of “Autism: Debates and Testimonies (2006)”. He is […]

Developmental considerations in gay men | Saturday Sept 20, 2014

This program will focus on the relationship between developmental themes and their ramifications for psychoanalytic technique in psychotherapy with gay men. The development of a sense of self in the context of sexual orientation and sexual identity will stand in the foreground of this program’s reflections and discussions. The reformulation of oedipal dynamics, the impact […]