Nos proponemos indagar una de las problemáticas que enfrenta el psicoanálisis en los dispositivos públicos de salud, relativa a la articulación de su práctica con los discursos institucionales y los sistemas normativos que la atraviesan en el contexto socio-histórico actual. El foco de interés se sitúa en la dimensión ética de la cuestión, en tanto la pregunta que relevamos se dirige a determinar en qué medida tales discursos inciden en las decisiones y moldean la posición de aquél que pretende sostener una lectura clínica singular que define a la praxis psicoanalítica. Palabras clave Psicoanálisis, Dispositivos Públicos, Salud Mental, Lectura Clínica, Singularidad ABSTRACT THE PSYCHOANALYTICAL PRACTICE WITHIN INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS: VICISSITUDES OF THE ETHICS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE SINGULAR LOGIC We propose to interrogate one of the current problems about Psychoanalysis in the Public Health Services, which is related to the articulation of its practice with the institutional discourses and the regulatory systems that intersect the practice among the current social historical context.The focus of interest is located on the ethical dimension of this issue, as the analysis is aimed to determine to what extent those discourses influence the decisions as well as shape the position of the professional who claims to sustain a singular and clinical approach. Key words Psychoanalysis, Public Health Services, Mental Health, Clinical Ap-