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'A vivid account of how Sigmund Freud coped with the great 'pandemics' of his time, from the Great War and Spanish Flu to cancer and the Nazis. By assessing how my great-grandfather might have addressed COVID-19 – the pandemic of our own times – Professor Kahr opens up a series of insights into the life of the man who championed the radical innovation of actually listening to people suffering from mental affliction. Meticulously researched, and written with real pace, this book is a timely reminder of the psychological roots of our response to national trauma.' -- Lord Freud, great-grandson of Sigmund Freud and President of the Freud Museum London. 'Never has there been a time when Freud was needed so badly. Post-pandemic blues would not have been new to Freud as Brett Kahr describes in his phenomenal book, which I feel was sent to save us from confusion and turmoil. A must read!' -- Jane McAdam Freud, artist, and daughter of Lucian Freud, and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. 'Brett Kahr’s immersion in Freud – the gift that keeps on giving – will help us survive the trauma of pandemics in our own lives. Kahr draws insightful parallels from Freud’s own struggles and serves as a timely and fascinating reminder of the ubiquitous nature of pandemics and why suicide isn’t the answer.' -- Professor the Baroness Hollins, past president, British Medical Association, and Past President, Royal College of Psychiatrists, and Professor Emerita, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London. 'During the COVID pandemic, Brett Kahr dove into the archives so as to remind us how Western life not so long ago meant nearly constant, grievous loss. Invisible enemies like the “Spanish” flu, tuberculous, and pneumonia, operations that were eviscerations, complicated pregnancies, even seemingly benign habits like smoking, all these early twentieth century realities spelled doom. If we are to learn the right lessons from our own global disaster, we would benefit from recalling the lives of those who – before antibiotics and mass immunizations – endured, such as Kahr’s brilliant, stoical Sigmund Freud.' -- Professor George Makari, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy, and the Arts, and the author of Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis.

A vivid account of how Sigmund Freud coped with the great pandemics of his time, from the Great War and Spanish Flu to cancer and the Nazis. By assessing how my great-grandfather might have addressed COVID-19 - the pandemic of our own times - Professor Kahr opens up a series of insights into the life of the man who championed the radical innovation of actually listening to people suffering from mental affliction. Meticulously researched, and written with real pace, this book is a timely reminder of the psychological roots of our response to national trauma. -- Lord Freud Never has there been a time when Freud was needed so badly. Post-pandemic blues would not have been new to Freud as Brett Kahr describes in his phenomenal book, which I feel was sent to save us from confusion and turmoil. A must read! -- Jane McAdam Freud Brett Kahr's immersion in Freud - the gift that keeps on giving - will help us survive the trauma of pandemics in our own lives. Kahr draws insightful parallels from Freud's own struggles and serves as a timely and fascinating reminder of the ubiquitous nature of pandemics and why suicide isn't the answer. -- Professor the Baroness Hollins During the COVID pandemic, Brett Kahr dove into the archives so as to remind us how Western life not so long ago meant nearly constant, grievous loss. Invisible enemies like the Spanish flu, tuberculous, and pneumonia, operations that were eviscerations, complicated pregnancies, even seemingly benign habits like smoking, all these early twentieth century realities spelled doom. If we are to learn the right lessons from our own global disaster, we would benefit from recalling the lives of those who - before antibiotics and mass immunizations - endured, such as Kahr's brilliant, stoical Sigmund Freud. -- Professor George Makari

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Brett Kahr is Senior Fellow at the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology in London and Visiting Professor of Psychoanalysis and Mental Health in the Regent’s School of Psychotherapy and Psychology at Regent’s University London. Additionally, he serves as Consultant Psychotherapist at The Balint Consultancy and as a Trustee of both the Freud Museum London and of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy. Professor Kahr has worked in the mental health profession for over forty years, during which time he has written fifteen books and has served as series editor for more than sixty additional titles. He treats both individuals and couples in private practice in Central London.

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