Family Romance, Family Secrets
Case Notes from an American Psychoanalysis, 1912
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Psychoanalysis
| Author: | Associate Prof Elizabeth Lunbeck, Dr. Bennett Simon, M.D. | ISBN: | 9780300129281 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | October 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Associate Prof Elizabeth Lunbeck, Dr. Bennett Simon, M.D. |
| ISBN: | 9780300129281 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
This fascinating book, which presents an early psychoanalyst’s session-by-session notes on a case of hysteria caused by severe sexual trauma and incest, offers a vivid portrait of psychoanalytic practice in the second decade of the twentieth century. Accompanying these notes are insightful commentaries by Elizabeth Lunbeck and Bennett Simon that situate the case historically and throw light on the many difficulties that both analyst and patient encountered in the treatment. The book will be of great interest to students of the history of psychoanalysis and other psychological therapies, to those interested in the history of women and gender, and to clinicians struggling with the treatment of severely traumatized patients today.
This fascinating book, which presents an early psychoanalyst’s session-by-session notes on a case of hysteria caused by severe sexual trauma and incest, offers a vivid portrait of psychoanalytic practice in the second decade of the twentieth century. Accompanying these notes are insightful commentaries by Elizabeth Lunbeck and Bennett Simon that situate the case historically and throw light on the many difficulties that both analyst and patient encountered in the treatment. The book will be of great interest to students of the history of psychoanalysis and other psychological therapies, to those interested in the history of women and gender, and to clinicians struggling with the treatment of severely traumatized patients today.
