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To the Editor
As an early student of Freudian group psychology in particular (Scheidlinger, 1952), and of psychoanalytic group dynamics in general (Scheidlinger, 1980), I found Kenneth Eisold’s article, Freud as Leader: The Early Years of the Viennese Society, which appeared in your Journal’s recent issue, of great interest (Int. J. Psychoanal., 78: 87-104).
While the material served to clarify for me the intricate intra- and inter-group tensions which characterized the formative years of psychoanalysis, I was puzzled why, in connection with the portrayal of Freud’s flaws