title: Termination of psychoanalysis and September 11.
abstract: In the United States, the last illusion of safety from problems in distant parts of the world was shattered on September 11, 2001. Psychoanalysts are in a unique position to both experience and examine how such a man-made social disaster becomes internalized and affects one's psychic reality by studying the effects of that day on patients already engaged in a psychoanalytic process. The author hypothesizes that in one such case, that of Mr. N, the termination phase was significantly affected. Furthermore, Mr. N's reaction to reading the analyst's clinical write-up further influenced the termination phase.
authors.affiliation: Ibrenn@aol.com
authors.forename: Ira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brenner
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000523:psychology; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005201:Fantasy; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome