The European Psychoanalytical Federation is celebrating the 50th anniversary in 2016 in Berlin. It was founded in order to »foster the growth of psychoanalysis and to maintain and improve standards of psychoanalytical practice, education and teaching« (Constitution of the EPF 2014) by providing international scientific exchange. <br/><br/>This book tries to look back and shed light on the history of the EPF from the personal viewpoint of some former and recent presidents. <br/><br/>With contributions by Jorge Canestri, Serge Frisch, Alain Gibeault, Han Groen-Prakken, Anne-Marie Sandler, Eva Schmid-Gloor, Evelyne Sechaud, David Tuckett, Peter Wegner and Daniel Widlöcher