About NYU Psychoanalytic Institute

NYUPI was founded as the Downstate Psychoanalytic Institute in 1949 and moved to NYU Medical Center in 1979. Its theoretical foundations emphasize the study of classical psychoanalysis as a developing science which has evolved with ongoing revisions in theory and technique. NYUPI students explore early as well as contemporary contributions to the field, paying close attention to how these contributions are applied to varied clinical problems. NYUPI is a member institute of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Our institute offers the special advantage of being affiliated with one of the country's foremost medical centers, NYU Medical Center. The mutually beneficial relationship between NYUPI and the department of psychiatry in a medical center setting was apparent from the Institute's inception, and has grown over the years. Institute Faculty and Candidates are eligible for clinical appointments in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine. Graduates of the Institute have made many contributions to psychoanalytic theory and practice, and have become prominent psychoanalytic clinicians, educators, writers and administrators.

Scope of Activities

While the Institute's primary function has always been to train psychoanalytic clinicians, its educational functions have evolved to include:

1. Supervision and teaching of psychiatry residents in the NYU Department of Psychiatry, including the psychoanalytic track in the NYU Psychiatry Residency Program. This track allows concurrent residency and psychoanalytic training for qualified applicants.

For information on the psychoanalytic track, click here.

2. Teaching in the NYU School of Medicine behavioral sciences curriculum, including a fourth year elective in Psychoanalytic Medicine.

3. Outreach programs for mental health professionals in the greater New York City area, including the Institute's Training Programs for the Psychotherapy of Adults and for Children and Adolescents, the Fellowship in Psychoanalysis, and the Externship Program.

4. Teaching applied psychoanalysis at NYU's main campus in Washington Square, including colloquia on psychoanalysis, literature and the arts.

Accreditation

NYU Psychoanalytic Institute is accredited by the Board on Professional Standards of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Graduates of the Psychoanalytic Training Program are eligible to apply for full voting membership, as Active Members, in the American Psychoanalytic Association, and for certification by its Board on Professional Standards.