Psychoanalysis Books
The Idea of the Past: History, Science and Practice in American Psychoanalysis
Looks at the different theories of the psychoanalytic past - from object relations, to Lacanianism, to ego psychology. 320 pages.
Falling backwards: An exploration of trust and self-experience
Once the premise that we are dependent on one another for the provision of psychological experiences essential to selfhood is accepted, the need to trust and to be trusted assumes an essential role... (more)
Self Analysis
This text discusses how individuals can use the techniques of psychoanalysis to solve problems on their own. It covers topics such as: the way neuroses work; the different stages of psychoanalytical... (more)
Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis
Develops a dynamic theory of neurosis centred on the basic conflict between moving among, away from, or against other people.
Final Lectures
Addressed to the author's class of psychoanalysts in training during the last year of her life, these lectures focus on: the patient-therapist relationship; the process of psychoanalysis from the... (more)
Feminine Psychology
Topics discussed include: frigidity, maternal conflicts, distrust between the sexes and feminine masochism.
Wisdom in the Practice of Psychotherapy
Original retail price: £19.95
The Foundations of Psychoanalysis: A Philisophical Critique
A comprehensive and systematic philisophical examinations of Freud's own arguements for his theoretical and therapeutic enterprise. 310 pages. (more)
Why Freud was Wrong: Sin, Science and Psychoanalysis
This study of Sigmund Freud's life and work sets out to provide an answer to the controversies which have raged for a century around one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. Tracing Freuds... (more)
Nietzsche's Presence in Freud's Life and Thought: On the Origins of a Psychology of Dynamic Mental Functioning
Although Freud wrote that Nietzsche had 'anticipated' psychoanalytic concepts, he denied any direct influence on this thought. This book examines in detail the nature of Freud's relationship to the... (more)
Dual Alliance: Freud as a Modern Jew
Drawing on Freud's correspondence, this book argues that his Jewishness was - in fact - a source of energy and pride for him, and that he identified with both the Jewish and humanist traditions. The... (more)
Discovering the History of Psychiatry
Contains essays which trace the evolution of scientific writing on psychiatry, exploring historical figures and movements as well as the history of the asylum, biographies of Freud, and popular... (more)
Self Inquiry
121 pages.
The Essentials of Psychoanalysis
Narcissism and the Interpersonal Self
Discusses narcissism and the problems of the self, and defines the differences between the interpersonal view-point and other schools.
Psychoanalysis: A Theory in Crisis
324 pages (more)
Hypothesis and Evidence in Psychoanalysis
A scholar, psychologist, physician, and experienced psychoanalyst, Marshall Edelson is uniquely qualified to respond to questions about the scientific status of psychoanalysis. He has written this... (more)