From clinical case reports to empirical and theoretical approaches in neuropsychoanalysis

摘要

Research in neuropsychoanalysis has been supported by different methods that are crucial to stimulate rich discussions. From quantitative to qualitative studies, topics of interest are investigated from different perspectives. In addition, theory is enriched by empirical findings, and vice versa. In this issue of the journal, we have a number of important contributions using different approaches to further develop neuropsychoa-nalytic ideas. It is our pleasure to present Otto Kern-berg's response to commentaries on his important and elegant Target Article, which appeared in the previous issue of the Journal, entitled "Some Implications of New Developments in Neurobiology for Psychoanalytic Object Relations Theory" (Kernberg, 2022). Dr. Kernberg has, in recent years, been developing an increased interest in neuropsychoanalysis; in the Article, we see an advanced sophistication and creative contribution to that discipline emerging from his own development of object relations theory. In recent writing, he describes the numerous connections between the two models, which now can be seen as enriching each other.