Well, I heard of a case in my institute where that actually happenned.
Candidates where referred to other analysts and the time was credited, with
small variations. Most were asked to extend the required time, but not
excessively, to account for this unfortunate turn of events.

Adrian Gomez

> From: Psychoanalysis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Olger Karstein Storfjell
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 1:52 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Personal psychoanalysis
>
>
> Dear listmembers
>
> I would like to get some information about how the rules are practiced =
> for the candidates  in personal psychoanalysis when the therapist is =
> getting sick or even dies and the candidate cannot finish the analysis. =
> Do the candidates get credit for the hours that is  taken or does he =
> have to start on scratch again.
>
> Many thanks
> Olger
>
> Ph.d. Olger Storfjell,
> Private practice,
> Lillestr=F6m, Norway.