We are an international community of mental health professionals dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and communities and to deepening our understanding of humanity. Because our theories developed in a particular historical context, we are obligated to reflect on the implications of that history, including marginalizing sociocultural systems,

The International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology is deeply concerned about the increase in human rights violations in Iran.  Since September 2022, when 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was detained and apparently murdered in custody of the “morality police” for not wearing the hijab in accordance with Iran’s strict dress requirements for

The International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, a global association of psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, extends our most heart-felt condolences to those affected by recent mass shootings in Highland Park, Illinois and Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Japan. Our hearts break for the