In this examination of dissidence in psychoanalysis, Gedo offers acute assessments of the intellectual and personal agendas that inform the recent portraits of Freud by Sulloway, Masson, and Swales. Then, in topical studies of Sandor Ferenczi, Melanie Kl
In this intellectual memoir, Gedo paints a portrait of American psychoanalysis, its popular peak and its failure to face the complexity of its task, and thus its retreat to schismatic conflict. Interwoven is an accessible presentation of his intellectual work.
Gedo elaborates his conception of psychobiology and considers its implications for a number of vital issues in clinical analysis. He examines three clinical syndromes -- phobias, obsessions, and affective disturbances -- in which biological consideration
In this remarkable study of "the communicative repertory of humans," Gedo surveys those modes of communication encountered in psychoanalysis that go beyond the lexical meaning of verbal dialogue, including "the music of speech," protolinguistic phenomena
In this original attempt to chart a theory of disordered mental functions based exclusively on psychoanalytic principles and data, Gedo posits two broad categories of functional disorder: "apraxias," which represent any failure to learn adaptively essent
Gedo's pathbreaking exploration of the psychology of creativity incorporates first-hand material drawn from his extensive clinical work with artists, musicians, and other exceptionally creative individuals. Using this body of clinical knowledge as concep
In this remarkable study of "the communicative repertory of humans," Gedo surveys those modes of communication encountered in psychoanalysis that go beyond the lexical meaning of verbal dialogue, including "the music of speech," protolinguistic phenomena
Hailed as "important book certain to stir extended psychoanalytic debate" (American Journal of Psychiatry) on publication in 1979, Gedo's Beyond Interpretation set forth a radically new theoretical framework and clinical agenda for modern p
Gedo elaborates his conception of psychobiology and considers its implications for a number of vital issues in clinical analysis. He examines three clinical syndromes -- phobias, obsessions, and affective disturbances -- in which biological consideration
Gedo's pathbreaking exploration of the psychology of creativity incorporates first-hand material drawn from his extensive clinical work with artists, musicians, and other exceptionally creative individuals. Using this body of clinical knowledge as concep
In this examination of dissidence in psychoanalysis, Gedo offers acute assessments of the intellectual and personal agendas that inform the recent portraits of Freud by Sulloway, Masson, and Swales. Then, in topical studies of Sandor Ferenczi, Melanie Kl