The Empty Couch is an introduction to the challenges and obstacles inherent in ageing as a psychoanalyst.

Civitarese and Ferro, Foreword. Junkers, Preface. Ferro and Civatrese, Prologue. Part I: Growing Older as Psychoanalysts. Junkers, The Ageing Psychoanalyst: thoughts on preparing for a life after the couch. Quinodoz, Does and elderly psychoanalyst have a role to fill? Junkers, Perhaps later¿transience and its meaning for the analysts. Fredrik Thaulow, Growing older as an analyst: Problems of ethics and practice based on personal experience. Denis, Psychoanalyst: a profession for an immortal? Teising, Narcissistic challenges for aging analysts. References. Part II: Illness and Ending. Junkers, When the body speaks and the psychoanalyst falls ill. Fajardo, Life-threatening iilness in the analyst. Traesdal, Analysis lost and regained. Carlyle, Life-long analysis? References. Part III: Institutional Parts of Ending. Junkers, Containing psychoanalysis: the analytic institution. Klockars, Ageing in European Psychoanalytic Societies - psychoanalytic practice: terminable or interminable. Marino, What candidates say about psychoanalytical perspectives on ageing. Laks Eizirik, Giving up and important role in psychoanalytic organisations. Kavka, Psychoanalyst assistance committees: philosophy and practicalities. Kay O¿Neill, Now is the time for action ¿ The professional will: An ethical responsibility of the analyst and the profession. Teresa Hooke, The ageing candidate: Will the empty couch become an empty institute? References. Junkers, Epilogue.