9 4 8 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁controvers y ▁over ▁lay ▁analysis ▁and ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁ps y cho anal yst s ▁in ▁the ▁States . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁lead ▁established ▁by ▁Sig mund ▁Fre ud , ▁the ▁N P AP ▁offered ▁training ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁core ▁discipl ines ▁of ▁medicine , ▁social ▁work ▁and ▁psych ology , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁gradu ates ▁from ▁the ▁human ities . ▁ ▁History ▁Over ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades , ▁in ev it ably ▁diss ensions ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁organisation , ▁and ▁other ▁non - med ical ▁ ▁training ▁institutions ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Current ▁ide ology ▁The ▁organization ▁currently ▁sees ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁v ibr ant ▁professional ▁association ▁of ▁anal yst s ▁representing ▁a ▁divers ity ▁of ▁theories ▁that ▁compr ise ▁contemporary ▁ps y cho anal yt ic ▁inqu iry . ▁The ▁N P AP ' s ▁diverse ▁membership ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁research , ▁publication , ▁legisl ation , ▁public ▁education , ▁and ▁cultural ▁affairs , ▁thus ▁ens uring ▁a ▁ps y cho anal yt ic ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁at ▁large . ▁The ▁N P AP ▁also ▁publish es ▁the ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁journal ▁The ▁Ps y cho anal yt ic ▁Review , ▁the ▁oldest ▁continu ously ▁published ▁ps y cho anal yt ic ▁journal ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Mind ful ▁of ▁a ▁legacy ▁reaching ▁directly ▁back ▁to ▁Fre ud , ▁the ▁Institute ▁today ▁offers ▁compreh ensive