Psychoanalytic Psychology, Vol 40(4), Oct 2023, 238-242; doi:10.1037/pap0000480
This article describes the challenges of maintaining a psychoanalytic practice in wartime, Ukraine, including an analyst’s emotional response to the 2022 Russian invasion. This work focuses on the impact of unfolding war and how it has affected decisions in psychoanalytic work. Seven core challenging topics are discussed, along with clinical illustrations. An analyst’s efforts to conceptualize transferential processes as well as essential choices in practice management in war conditions are noted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)