By Richard D. Chessick. 265 pp. Albany, State University of New York Press, 2007. $70. ISBN 978-0-7914-6895-1.
Psychoanalysis was for its founder, Sigmund Freud, three things— a form of psychotherapy, a theory of the mind, and amethod of psychological inquiry. Today we might add a fourth— a profession with thousands of members around the world.Now in its second century, the field has undergone importanttransformations, particularly in terms of theory but also inthe way therapy is practiced and in the method of inquiry. Atthe same time, the profession has experienced the growing painsand crises common to all professions: how large should it be;what are the appropriate standards for membership; . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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