ABSTRACT
Should the case histories we write read like short stories?
For the psychoanalyst, writing is not a superstructure but part of his or her work and experience. Psychoanalysis and writing meet in manifold forms – from the simplest to the most complex and abstract. During his training and professional career the psychoanalyst writes session reports and then case histories in order to become an associate or an ordinary professor. Once his training is finished he still continues to write. His works may contain brief clinical suggestions but it is increasingly rare that he writes extensively about an analytical treatment, which is a point worthy of more in-depth reflection.
