Letter to Freud: on the plight of psychoanalysis.
In the form of a letter, the writer communicates to Freud her appreciation for the incomparable richness and complexity of the psychoanalytic enterprise in its century-long evolution from classical, Freudian origins to new developments in theory and technique. At the same time, concern is expressed about the continuity and survival of psychoanalysis in a cultural milieu that has absorbed its once radical ideas about sexuality and unconscious motivation while resisting its viability as a method of treatment.
Private practice of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in New York City, NY, USA. dinahmendes@mac.com
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