Affiliation:
1. President of the German Academy for Psychoanalysis and Secretary General of the World Association for Dynamic Psychiatry. She is the Editor of Dynamische Psychiatrie/Dynamic Psychiatry and serves on the International Advisory Board of Psychodynamic Psychiatry.
2. Member of the German Academy for Psychoanalysis.
Abstract
The authors relate the complex and eventful history of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychiatry in Germany. After highlighting Wilhelm Griesinger's pioneering efforts, they describe the founding of the first psychoanalytic associations and their evolution under National Socialism and during the post-World War II period. They discuss the contributions of Günter Ammon, the state of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychiatry in Germany, current trends, and future directions.