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On July 23rd, 1927, at the suggestion of the German Psycho-Analytical Society, the Psycho-Analytical Group at Leipzig, which has existed in various forms since 1919, constituted itself the 'Leipzig Subsection of the German Psycho-Analytical Society'.
The following is a brief history of this group.
In 1919 Karl H. Voitel, then a medical student, persuaded those in Leipzig who were interested in psycho-analysis to form a society. In September, 1922, under the leadership of Frau Dr. Benedek, a smaller circle crystallized out of this larger but more loosely constituted society. Since then this smaller group has held regular meetings for the study of psycho-analysis. In the interest of their common study nobody was allowed to become a permanent member who had not undergone a training analysis. Thanks to the stricter organization of the smaller group the members of the Leipzig Subsection, even before it was officially constituted, were admitted as guests to the scientific meetings of the German Psycho-Analytical Society.
The Leipzig Subsection of the German Psycho-Analytical Society met every week during the summer and autumn of 1927 and discussed recent publications on psycho-analysis. On one evening in the month problems arising in psycho-analytical practice were the subject of discussion.
At sessions to which those interested in psycho-analysis (for the most part medical students) were invited, the theory of the different neuroses