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For the House of Delegates, there were important meetings during the San Francisco Congress. First, there were many items to discuss; committee reports, minutes, finances and so on.
But there were more than just general items. Because the House of Delegates is the instrument by which the influence of the Societies towards the IPA is channelled, the House of Delegates discusses all the items of importance. But should not the House of Delegates do more, at least try to do more? Since the members of the House of Delegates are, or were until recently, Presidents of Societies, they must have many problems in common. Why not discuss these problems with each other, and report to the Societies?
Such an item is what is called the ‘Crisis in Psychoanalysis’; the problems many Societies have with the declining interest in psychoanalysis, resulting in fewer candidates and fewer patients.
But are these problems the same, or at least comparable, everywhere in the world, or are they mainly local, due to special circumstances? A committee chaired by Fidias Cesio was asked to prepare a discussion on this topic and it turned out to be a very interesting and important item. The committee will continue its work on this topic, and try to formulate suggestions for solutions. After a discussion in the next House of Delegates meeting, the report will be sent to the Societies.
Psychoanalytic training matters proved also to be of importance and mutual interest.
A committee chaired by Imre Szecsödy will work on these subjects, starting with the problem of ‘Condensed Analysis’.
A problem with items like these is of course that they might also be discussed in