title: [An unpublished contribution of Melanie Klein "On Reassurance"].
abstract: Melanie Klein's unpublished paper on reassurance is presented in German translation. The author shows that it was a contribution to Glover's investigation on psychoanalytic technique in the 1930s. The paper is discussed against the background of the technical discussions conducted in London at that time (e. g. M. Schmideberg, J. Strachey) and of Klein's relevant publications. Although Klein consistently considered "correct" interpretation to be the most effective means of reassurance, she occasionally also accepted a non-interpreting approach. In this respect the paper presented here goes further than any other of her writings.
authors.affiliation: Cl.Frank@t-online.de
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000266:history*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D014177:Translations