PSYCHOANALYSIS IN THE NEWS

by: RIPPLE PATEL

What's in a Name?  After eight years of brainstorming, contemplation, and introspection, the New York Freudian Society has been renamed the ... drumroll, please ... Contemporary Freudian Society! In all seriousness, Jessica Gross describes how this seemingly insignificant alteration reflects more meaningful evolutions within the field.

Freud Speaks - Literally: Listen to the only known audio recording of Sigmund Freud, recently posted online by Open Culture.

Effort to Ban "Reparative Therapy" in California Moves Forward: This summer, California lawmakers will vote on bill SB1172, which would ban or severely restrict the use of Sex Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE).  Read the testimony presented to the Senate Judiciary Hearing.