The history of the psychoanalytic movement — John Shaqi
The history of the psychoanalytic movementFreud, Sigmund
History
The history of the psychoanalytic movement
Freud, Sigmund
Psychoanalysis -- History
Of the European countries, France has so far shown herself the least
receptive towards psychoanalysis, although creditable writings by the
Zürich physician, A. Maeder, have opened up for the French reader an
easy path to its principles. The first indications of interest came from
provincial France. Moricheau-Beauchant (Poitiers) was the first
Frenchman who openly accepted psychoanalysis. Régis and Hesnard
(Bordeaux) have lately tried (1913) to overcome the prejudices of their
countrymen by an exhaustive and senseful presentation of the subject,
which takes exception only to symbolism. In Paris itself there still
appears to reign the conviction (given such oratorical expression at
London Congress 1913 by Janet) that every thing good in psychoanalysis
only repeats, with slight modifications, the views of Janet—everything
else in psychoanalysis being bad. Janet himself had to stand at this
Congress a number of corrections from Ernest Jones, who was able to
reproach him for his lack of knowledge of the subject. We cannot,
however, forget the credit due Janet for his works on the psychology of
the neuroses, although we must repudiate his claims.
Italy, after many promising starts, ceased to take further interest.
Owing to personal connections psychoanalysis gained an early hearing in
Holland: Van Emden, Van Ophuijsen, Van Renterghem (“Freud en zijn
school”) and the two doctors Stärke are busy in Holland particularly on
the theoretical side.[8] The interest in psychoanalysis in scientific
circles in England developed very slowly, but the indications are that
just here, favored by the English liking for the practical and their
passionate championship of justice, a flourishing future awaits
psychoanalysis.
In Sweden, P. Bjerre, successor to Wetterstand, has, at least
temporarily, given up hypnotic suggestion in favor of analytic
treatment. A. Vogt (Christiania) honored psychoanalysis already in 1907
in his “Psykiatriens gruntraek,” so that the first text-book on
psychiatry that took any notice of psychoanalysis was written in
Norwegian. In Russia, psychoanalysis is very generally known and
widespread; almost all my writings as well as those of other advocates
of analysis are translated into Russian. But a deeper grasp of the
analytic teaching has not yet shown itself in Russia. The contributions
written by Russian physicians and psychiatrists are not at present
noteworthy. Only Odessa possesses a trained psychoanalyst in the person
of M. Wulff. The introduction of psychoanalysis into the science and
literature of Poland is due chiefly to the endeavors of L. Jekels.
Hungary, geographically so near to Austria, scientifically so foreign to
it, has given to psychoanalysis only one co-worker, S. Ferenczi, but
such an one as is worth a whole society.
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