Schools

Articles on major psychoanalytic schools, movements, and institutional traditions.

Freudian Tradition

The Freudian tradition refers to the broad body of psychoanalytic work that remains closely aligned with the concepts, methods, and institutional inheritance of Sigmund Freud. It is not a single

Kleinian School

The Kleinian school is a major psychoanalytic tradition built around the theories and clinical innovations associated with Melanie Klein and the analysts who developed her work. It is one of

Lacanian Orientation

The Lacanian orientation is a psychoanalytic current grounded in the teaching of Jacques Lacan and in the schools that developed around his rereading of Freud. It is not merely a