Following an introduction, which mainly provides biographical information about Eissler's years in Vienna, a considerable part (about one third) of his surviving correspondence with Aichhorn is documented. The main topics of this correspondence include: their friendship and present situation, including the experience of emigration; their current scientific work; political events; the reestablishment of the Viennese Psychoanalytical Association; and the development of psychoanalysis in the U.S. Many passages demonstrate Eissler's care for Aichhorn's material needs in post-war Vienna. Eissler, who in later years was known to be reticent about disclosing personal information, emerges from these letters as a passionately warm friend.
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Drawing on psychoanalytic pedagogy: the influence of August Aichhorn on the psychotherapy of adolescents.
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International College of Adolescence, Paris Descartes University.
The authors locate August Aichhorn's pioneering ideas about the psychodynamics and psychotherapy of adolescents in the context of psychoanalytic pedagogy in Europe in the 1920s and '30s. Strongly influenced by Freud's discoveries and theory, Aichhorn was himself a major influence on the work of Anna Freud and of many other child and adolescent psychoanalytic theoreticians, including Spitz, Mahler, Eissler, Erikson, and Blos. His technique drew heavily on the element of surprise and on the adolescent patient's identification with the analyst, as well as on the use of humor and empathy in treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFollowing an introduction, which mainly provides biographical information about Eissler's years in Vienna, a considerable part (about one third) of his surviving correspondence with Aichhorn is documented. The main topics of this correspondence include: their friendship and present situation, including the experience of emigration; their current scientific work; political events; the reestablishment of the Viennese Psychoanalytical Association; and the development of psychoanalysis in the U.S.
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