Madness on the Couch: Blaming the Victim in the Heyday of Psychoanalysis

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pp.368. “In the golden age of “talk therapy,” the 1950s and 1960s, psychotherapists saw no limit to what they could do. Believing they had already explained the origins of war, homosexuality, anti-Semitism, and a host of neurotic ailments, they set out to conquer one of mankind’s oldest and fiercest foes, mental illness. In Madness on the Couch, veteran science writer Edward Dolnick tells the tragic story of that confrontation.”

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ISBN 0684824973
ISBN13 9780684824970
Number of pages 368
Original Title Madness on the Couch: Blaming the Victim in the Heyday of Psychoanalysis
Published Date 1998
Book Condition very good
Jacket Condition very good
Binding hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
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pp.368. “In the golden age of “talk therapy,” the 1950s and 1960s, psychotherapists saw no limit to what they could do. Believing they had already explained the origins of war, homosexuality, anti-Semitism, and a host of neurotic ailments, they set out to conquer one of mankind’s oldest and fiercest foes, mental illness. In Madness on the Couch, veteran science writer Edward Dolnick tells the tragic story of that confrontation.”

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Weight 1 kg