TY - JOUR T1 - PSychoanalysis in present-day psychiatry. AU - Grinker RR, Sr. Y1 - 1969/10/01 N1 - 10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740220126016 JO - Archives of General Psychiatry SP - 510 EP - 510 VL - 21 IS - 4 N2 - This slim volume arises from a symposium of the American College of Psychiatrists and contains an introduction by Iago Galdston followed by papers authored by Judd Marmor, Harold I. Lief, one co-authored by Milton H. Miller, Gene M. Abroms, Norman S. Greenfield, and Hilton H. Miller, and a final paper by James Mann. It is highly recommended.Galdston clearly phrases the issue: coexistence versus integration of psychoanalysis and psychiatry. He concluded, "For psychiatry without psychoanalysis were a dismal regression; psychoanalysis without Psychiatry, an academic abortion."This reviewer, a psychiatrist and a Psychoanalyst, has written considerably on the subject (although never quoted in this book), an indication confirming the Conclusion that his influence has been insignificant. Only one angry response from a classical psychoanalyst suggested that this reviewer give up his membership in the Psychoanalytic Association. I have come to the conclusion that talking and writing about the limited, but indeed SN - 0003-990X M3 - doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740220126016 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740220126016 ER -