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Otto Fenichel and the left opposition in psychoanalysis
Author(s) -
Harris Benjamin,
Brock Adrian
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(199104)27:2<157::aid-jhbs2300270204>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - opposition (politics) , caucus , psychoanalysis , psychoanalytic theory , sociology , psychology , law , political science , politics
David Rapaport's collection of Otto Fenichel's Rundbriefe (1934–1945) is described as a recently rediscovered, 2,500‐page primary source for studying the intellectual and organizational history of European‐American psychoanalysis. Beginning as the confidential newsletter of the Reich‐Fenichel “Left opposition” within the International Psychoanalytic Association, its function became primarily intellectual as Fenichel's group ceased to function as a caucus. It ended when its editor decided to devote himself to the struggle against neo‐Freudianism within psychoanalysis, and to practice as a licensed physician.