The Organic and the Inner World

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In the UK, psychiatry and psychoanalysis have often been seen as opposing disciplines, negatively impacting both fields. The British Psychoanalytical Society aims to bridge this gap by fostering closer ties between the two. Psychoanalysts are actively presenting their work in psychiatric departments to enhance mutual understanding of analytic developments and to learn from psychiatric practices. The authors discovered a strong interest in psychoanalysis, particularly among young people in psychiatric training and the broader community, during their Freud events. Some prestigious universities report that their most popular courses involve psychoanalysis. This book emerges from a conference titled "The Organic and the Inner World," organized by the NHS Liaison committee of the British Psychoanalytical Society. The conference focused on the role of analytic thinking within psychiatry, particularly regarding its organic approach to significant psychiatric disorders.