Family Romance, Family Secrets: Case Notes from an American Psychoanalysis, 1912 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300092141)

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.


Author: Elizabeth Lunbeck,Bennett Simon
ISBN-10: 0300092148
ISBN-13: 9780300092141
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/11/2003
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d