Psychoanalysis: The Major Concepts [Hardcover]

Dr. Burness Moore M.D. (Editor), Doctor Bernard Fine M.D. (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 1995

In this important book, experts in the field survey current psychoanalytic theory and discuss its principles, technical aspects, clinical phenomena, and applications. Both an introduction to and statement of mainstream American psychoanalysis today, the book will be a standard reference for psychoanalytic trainees, authors, and teachers.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

In this authoritative compendium, 50 contributors define and explicate clinical and theoretical concepts from the legacy of Sigmund Freud. More complete than the American Psychoanalytic Association's Psychoanalytic Terms and Concepts (Yale, 1990), by the same editors, this volume provides a "comprehensive view of mainstream psychoanalysis." Although not an official APA publication, it presents established positions with historical context and some attention to controversy, e.g., in Jon Meyers's chapter on homosexuality. Non-Freudian dream theory gets short shrift, as does the controversial Jacques Lacan. A solid reference, essential for psychoanalysts and useful for interested general readers, this is more a monument for the present and past than a guide to the future.?E. James Lieberman, George Washington Univ. Sch. of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 606 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (October 25, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300063296
• ISBN-13: 978-0300063295
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,410,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)