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    This study identifies previously unknown patients from Sándor Ferenczi's 1932 Clinical Diary. It reveals their life stories and contextualizes Ferenczi's psychoanalytic work.

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    Background:

    • Sándor Ferenczi's 1932 Clinical Diary contains coded references to eight patients.
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