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I first met Bob Young in 1984 at a time when he was first setting up the Journal, I Free Associations i . Bob had a particular vision not only of psychoanalysis itself but of its importance as a contribution to the anglophone culture in particular. He developed a strong partnership with a professor in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Bob assisted in putting on group relations conferences over there. [Extracted from the article]

abstract In this brief and personal appreciation, I have conveyed what seems to me a surprising diffidence in Isabel's assessment of her work. I have speculated that this reticence resulted in some small - but nevertheless quite significant - divergence from Elliott Jaques' original work, with which Isabel's is always closely linked. This divergence has relevance for Jaques' abandonment of the 'social defence system' theory, and Isabel's continuing allegiance to it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]