Sigmund Freud's practice: visits and consultation, psychoanalyses, remuneration.
This paper provides an overview of the quantitative side of the systematic records kept by Freud on his practice. He left precise records of the duration, frequency, and fees of psychoanalytic treatments. These statistics are compared with the treatment duration and frequency customary in present-day psychoanalytic practice in German-speaking countries. The results suggest that, regarding frequency and duration and their relationship, there is little difference between Freud's psychoanalytic practice and that of the present day.
Tögel
Christfried
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Sigmund-Freud-Center, SALUS-Institute, Magdeburg, Germany. c.toegel@salus-institut.de
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001317:Austria; D005249:Fees and Charges; D005376:Financial Management; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D020399:Practice Management / Q000266:history*; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000266:history*; D016526:Workload