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**James S. Grotstein** (November 8, 1925, [Ohio](/source/Ohio) – May 30, 2015, [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California)) was a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.

## Career

He was known for his role in the popularization and explication of the work of [Melanie Klein](/source/Melanie_Klein) and [Wilfred Bion](/source/Wilfred_Bion).[1][2] Among other topics, he expanded on Klein's notions of the [paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions](/source/Paranoid-schizoid_and_depressive_positions). His roles in psychoanalytic organizations included serving as North American Vice President of the [International Psychoanalytical Association](/source/International_Psychoanalytical_Association) (IPA), and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis (IJP).[3]

Grotstein served as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. He earned his B.S. from the [University of Akron](/source/University_of_Akron) in 1948 and his M.D. from Western Reserve University (later [Case Western Reserve University](/source/Case_Western_Reserve_University)) in 1952. He completed his medical internship at [Michael Reese Hospital](/source/Michael_Reese_Hospital) in Chicago. He trained in psychiatry at Pennsylvania Hospital, the Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles, and UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute (where he served as the first Chief Resident, 1955–56).[4]

In addition to his private practice in Los Angeles, he was professor of [clinical psychiatry](/source/Psychiatry) at [UCLA](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles) and associated with both the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (LAPSI, now the [New Center for Psychoanalysis](/source/New_Center_for_Psychoanalysis)) and the [Psychoanalytic Center of California](/source/Psychoanalytic_Center_of_California) (PCC).

## Select publications

- 1981 Grotstein, J. S. ‘Wilfred R. Bion: The man, the psychoanalyst, the mystic. A perspective on his life and work‘. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 17:501–536.

- 1981 Grotstein, J.S. Splitting and Projective Identification. New York: Jason Aronson.

- 1985 Grotstein, J. S. ‘The evolving and shifting trends in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy‘. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, 13(4):423–452.

- 1989 Grotstein, J. S. ‘A revised psychoanalytic conception of schizophrenia: an interdisciplinary update’. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 6(3):253–275.

- 2000 Grotstein, J. S. Who is the Dreamer Who Dreams the Dream? A Study of Psychic Presences. The Analytic Press.

- 2004 Grotstein, J.S. ‘Notes on the superego‘. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 24(2):257–270.

- 2007 Grotstein, J. S. A Beam of Intense Darkness: Wilfred Bion’s Legacy to Psychoanalysis. Karnac.

- 2009 Grotstein, J. S. But at the Same Time and on Another Level: Volume 1: Psychoanalytic Theory and Technique in the Kleinian/Bionian Mode. Karnac.

- 2009 Grotstein, J. S. But at the Same Time and on Another Level: Volume 2: Clinical Applications in the Kleinian/Bionian Mode. Karnac.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["James Grotstein – Melanie Klein Trust"](https://melanie-klein-trust.org.uk/writers/james-grotstein/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** James Grotstein (8 November 1925 – 30 May 2015). J. Anal. Psychol., 60(5):752–755. [https://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=joap.060.0752a](https://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=joap.060.0752a)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["James Grotstein – Melanie Klein Trust"](https://melanie-klein-trust.org.uk/writers/james-grotstein/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dr. James S. Grotstein Obituary (2015) Los Angeles Times"](https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=james-s-grotstein&pid=174989503).

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