Dr. Bergmann’s original and prolific literary work spanned an unusually broad range of subjects — the psychology of love, child sacrifice, the Holocaust, the psychology of art, and the theory of symbols.

Dr. Luborsky focused his contribution on a single ambitious project: demonstrating that psychoanalytic concepts could be rigorously measured and scientifically validated.

Dr. Ostow’s groundbreaking impact was to forge a constructive and scientifically grounded relationship between psychoanalysis and psychopharmacology — a contribution whose importance has only grown with time.

Dr. Leonard Shengold's most enduring contribution to psychoanalysis was his formulation of "soul murder" — a concept that gave clinical and cultural language to the lasting devastation wrought by childhood abuse and neglect.

Dr. Albert Solnit's most consequential contribution was his insistence that the psychological needs of the child must be placed at the center of custody law.