ABSTRACT
Group analysis, building upon the foundations of psychoanalysis, made it possible to move beyond the bounds of one-to-one dyadic therapy. The large group approach, in its turn building upon the foundations of group analysis, now brings the possibility of moving beyond the bounds of family-and network-centred therapy. In classical psychoanalysis the focus upon the individual and his personal unconscious has led to attempts to exclude the socio-cultural context as much as possible. Any introduction of cultural factors has tended to be seen as an impediment, or as resistance, hampering or deflecting the exploration of the patient's inner world. Foulkes himself was well aware of this dimension when he wrote that 'group therapy is an altogether desirable contribution to people's education as responsible citizens'. After Northfield and demobilization, Foulkes gathered around himself people who continued to have an interest in group analysis.
