Although the need for psychoanalytic research is increasingly acknowledged,
many psychoanalysts remain resistant to the performance and findings of this
research. Objections to research include a continuing mistrust of research tools
and approaches, combined with a belief in the effectiveness of psychoanalytic
treatments based on clinical lore and individual experience. Furthermore, as
psychoanalytic literature continues to function within its own separate
domain, even well-read psychoanalysts can be sequestered from central
scientific conversations occurring in the larger literature about mental health.