SPPP - Division 39

Founded in 1979, the Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology (SPPP) is the 39th division of APA. With more than 3,000 doctoral level psychologists, graduate students and allied mental health professionals, it is one of the largest associations of psychoanalytic professionals and scholars in the world.

Our members represents the full diversity of contemporary psychoanalytic theory, research and clinical practice. Our annual Spring Meeting sponsors more than 60 symposia and workshops highlighting the cutting edge of current psychoanalytic thinking. Members, including student members, receive each of three quarterly publications: Psychoanalytic Psychology, the division's official journal; DIVISION/Review, a literary journal exploring current topics in the field, commentary, book reviews and film reviews; and PsycSCAN: Psychoanalysis, APA's electronic digest of current psychoanalytic clinical and research literature.