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Madness on the couch : blaming the victim in the heyday of psychoanalysis / Edward Dolnick.

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Madness on the couch : blaming the victim in the heyday of psychoanalysis / Edward Dolnick.

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Madness on the couch : blaming the victim in the heyday of psychoanalysis / Edward Dolnick.

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Full title

Madness on the couch : blaming the victim in the heyday of psychoanalysis / Edward Dolnick.

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Publisher

New York : Simon & Schuster, c1998.

Call Numbers

N616.891709/1

Record Identifier

74VvVVRZ3NDA

MMS ID

991010045989702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

368 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

Prologue: In Search of El Dorado -- Pt. 1. Freud -- Pt. 2. The Heyday of Psychoanalysis -- Pt. 3. Schizophrenia -- Pt. 4. Autism -- Pt. 5. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Pt. 6. Conclusion.

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Simon & Schuster, c1998.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

c1998.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

A gripping tale of hubris, arrogant pride, and terrible heartbreak, Madness on the Couch shows us convincingly that in attempting to cure mental illness through talk therapy, psychoanalysis did infinitely more harm than good....

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Full title

Madness on the couch : blaming the victim in the heyday of psychoanalysis / Edward Dolnick.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [332]-346) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c1998.

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Call Numbers

N616.891709/1

Record Identifier

74VvVVRZ3NDA

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvVVRZ3NDA

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ISBN

0684824973

9780684824970

DDC

616.891709

MMS ID

991010045989702626

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