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OverviewOften referred to as ""the father of psychoanalysis,"" Sigmund Freud championed the ""talking cure"" and charted the human unconscious. But though Freud compared himself to Copernicus and Darwin, his history as a physician is problematic. Historians have determined that Freud often misrepresented the course and outcome of his treatments--so that the facts would match his theories. Today Freud's legacy is in dispute, his commentators polarized into two camps: one of defenders; the other, fierce detractors. Peter D. Kramer, himself a practicing psychiatrist and a leading national authority on mental health, offers a new take on this controversial figure, one both critical and sympathetic. He recognizes that although much of Freud's thought is now archaic, the discipline he invented has become an inescapable part of our culture, transforming the way we see ourselves. Freud was a myth-maker, a storyteller, a writer whose books will survive among the classics of our literature. The result of Kramer's inquiry is nothing less than a new standard history of Freud by a modern master of his thought. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter D KramerPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Dimensions: Width: 13.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 18.70cm Weight: 0.281kg ISBN: 9780060598952ISBN 10: 0060598956 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 21 November 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPeter D. Kramer, M.D., ""possibly the best-known psychiatrist in America"" (New York Times), is the bestselling author of Listening to Prozac, Should You Leave?, Spectacular Happiness, Moments of Engagement, and Against Depression. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where he is a professor at Brown University and maintains a private practice. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |