==Sigmund Freud==
In ''[[Analysis Terminable and Interminable]]'', [[Freud]] asks:
<blockquote>Is there such a thing as a natural end to an analysis?<ref>{{F}} ''[[Analysis Terminable and Interminable]]''. 1937. [[SE]] XXIII p.209-253</ref> </blockquote> ==Jacques Lacan== According to [[Lacan]], it is indeed possible to speak of concluding an [[analysis]]. [[Lacan]] answers that it is indeed possible to speak of concluding an [[analysis]]. Although not all [[analyses]] are carried through to their conclusion, [[analytic treatment]] is a logical process which has an end, and [[Lacan]] designates this end-point by describes the term "[[end of analysis]]" ([[Fr]]in various ways. ''[[fin d'analyse]]''). The [[End of analysis|aim]] of [[psychoanalytic treatment]]The [[End of analysis|aim of psychoanalytic treatment]]