In addition to his Role as psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Jorge Canestri specializes in linguistics and epistemology.

Dr. de Mijolla's significant achievement was conceiving, directing, and editing the authoritative Dictionnaire International de la Psychanalyse, published in both French and English.

Terttu Eskelinen de Folch’s made outstanding contributions to the evolution of psychoanalytic thought, earning recognition as one of the most remarkable thinkers in the Kleinian tradition.

This is a joint award recognizing the joint contribution of “senior” (Thomä) and “junior” (Kächele) to the field of psychoanalysis. Both have made very important contributions.

Dr. Sverre Varvin’s work on human rights and his publications on ethnic cleansing and the psychology of refugees and torture victims is an extraordinary example of applied analysis to social issues.