The Discovery of the Unconscious: The History and Evolution of Dynamic Psychiatry

Ellenberger, Henri F.

ISBN 10: 0465016731 / ISBN 13: 9780465016730

Published by Basic Books, 1981

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Discovery of the Unconscious: The History and Evolution of Dynamic Psychiatry
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465016731
• ISBN 13: 9780465016730
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This classic work is a monumental, integrated view of man's search for an understanding of the inner reaches of the mind. In an account that is both exhaustive and exciting, the distinguished psychiatrist and author demonstrates the long chain of development,through the exorcists, magnetists, and hypnotists,that led to the fruition of dynamic psychiatry in the psychological systems of Janet, Freud, Adler, and Jung.

About the Author

Henri F. Ellenberger (1905-1993) was a French-Canadian psychiatrist and historian of medicine. He is primarily remembered for The Discovery of the Unconscious, his pioneering history of psychiatry, and his collection of essays Beyond the Unconscious. Ellenberger was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gold Medal of the Beccaria Prize and the Jason A. Hannah Medal of the Royal Society of Canada.