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Why Does Psychoanalysis Work? Part 2

2020

The second, and final, part of the discussion about the effectiveness of psychoanalysis and an in-depth review of the reasons that stand behind it.

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The Cure for Psychoanalysis

This book presents a day long symposium with Adam Phillips and includes two brilliant essays that reveal what is at the heart of psychoanalysis – a practice that can enable both analyst and patient to live life more fully.

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Adam Phillips
2025
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Franz Alexander and Psychosomatic Medicine

Aside from being one of the most important proponents of psychoanalysis during the 20th century, Franz Alexander helped lay the foundations for psychosomatic medicine.

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Exploring Your Mind
2020
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Dr. Franz Alexander, 73, Dies; Was Pioneer in Psychosomatics; Analyst Led Chicago Institute for 25 Years—Authority on and Student of Freud

Franz Gabriel Alexander has been described on more than one occasion as the father of psychosomatic medicine. For almost 25 years, he was director of the Chicago Institute of Psychoanalysis, where he trained many of the leading students of emotional disturbances and psychosomatic diseases.

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The New York Times Archives
1964
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Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: Developments in Theory, Technique and Training

This book presents new viewpoints on the application of psychoanalytic principles to psychotherapy. Important changes have taken place as a result of the growing acceptance of psychoanalysis by the medical community.

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Franz Alexander
1956
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Psychosomatic Medicine: Its Principles and Applications

A pioneer in the field of psychoanalysis and psychosomatic medicine describes the fundamental concepts on which the psychosomatic approach is based and presents the results of study concerning the influence of emotions on bodily processes in health and disease. Dr.

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Franz Alexander
1965
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Psychoanalytic Therapy: Principles and Application

First published in 1946, Psychoanalytic Therapy stands as a classic presentation of "brief therapy".

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Alexander Franz, Thomas Morton French
1980
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Bad Freudian Fathers

To a believer in the impossible profession, the family memoirs of famous psychoanalysts constitute a troubling but delicious genre. There is a certain satisfaction in reading about the unhappy marriages and not good enough parenting skills of bad Freudian fathers.

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Rachel Shteir
2015
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The Sanity We Are Born With: A Buddhist Approach to Psychology

More and more mental health professionals are discovering the rich tradition of Buddhist psychology and integrating its insights into their work with clients.

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Chögyam Trungpa, Daniel Goleman (foreword)
2005
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