{"title":"Letter from Dresden.","authors":"Kai von Klitzing","doi":"10.1080/00207578.2025.2457236","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In light of the upcoming conference of the European Psychoanalytical Federation (EPF) in Dresden, this letter deals with the eventful history of psychoanalysis in East Germany, especially in the state of Saxony. After a first heyday between 1923 and 1933, marked above all by the early clinical and scientific work of Therese Benedek, the development came to a sudden end with the seizure of power by the Nazis and could not be revived after the Second World War under the communist regime. This dark period of history clearly demonstrated that psychoanalysis can only flourish under social conditions of freedom. While psychoanalytic thought is slowly recovering from its decline during the two German dictatorships, psychoanalysts are facing the dark clouds of the resurgence of antiliberal and intolerant political movements that threaten liberal democracy in Europe and other parts of the free world.</p>","PeriodicalId":48022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","volume":"106 1","pages":"3-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Psychoanalysis","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207578.2025.2457236","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/3/13 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In light of the upcoming conference of the European Psychoanalytical Federation (EPF) in Dresden, this letter deals with the eventful history of psychoanalysis in East Germany, especially in the state of Saxony. After a first heyday between 1923 and 1933, marked above all by the early clinical and scientific work of Therese Benedek, the development came to a sudden end with the seizure of power by the Nazis and could not be revived after the Second World War under the communist regime. This dark period of history clearly demonstrated that psychoanalysis can only flourish under social conditions of freedom. While psychoanalytic thought is slowly recovering from its decline during the two German dictatorships, psychoanalysts are facing the dark clouds of the resurgence of antiliberal and intolerant political movements that threaten liberal democracy in Europe and other parts of the free world.
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It is the only psychoanalytic journal regularly publishing extensive contributions by authors throughout the world - facilitated by a system of international editorial boards and the policy of allowing submission and review in all main European languages, followed by translation of accepted papers at the Journal"s expense. We publish contributions on Methodology, Psychoanalytic Theory & Technique, The History of Psychoanalysis, Clinical Contributions, Research and Life-Cycle Development, Education & Professional Issues, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and Interdisciplinary Studies. The Journal also publishes the main papers and panel reports from the International Psychoanalytical Association"s Congresses, book reviews, obituaries, and correspondence.
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