Forbidden Psychoanalysis: Collected Papers of a Psychoanalytic Centrist

by Gerald Schoenewolf

Since Sigmund Freud’s death in 1939, the theories that he and other psychoanalytic pioneers put forward have been attacked from all sides. A political and ideological revolution has swept through the West, changing our cultural values and censoring psychoanalytic research. Today's psychoanalysis bears little resemblance to Freud’s psychodynamic theory. Modern psychoanalysts have repealed his theories about women, homosexuality, drive theory, and cultural psychology without offering plausible substitutes. In this collection of papers, a noted psychoanalyst and author points the way back to a more centrist view. The volume includes studies of the death trauma, gender narcissism, female psychology, psychological aspects of cancer, race and gender in psychotherapy, and the trend to make schizophrenia and other mental disturbances genetic.

262 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2011

About the author

Gerald Schoenewolf is a licensed psychoanalyst and professor of psychology. He is the author of 22 books, most of which are about clinical psychology and psychotherapy. He has also written six novels, a poetic translation of Chinese Daoist philosophy and an illustrated book of poetry, HOLDING ON AND LETTING GO (revised in 2020). He has also written 20 screenplays and written, directed and produced two feature films. Five of his screenplays have won awards at festivals. He lives with his wife, Julia and his parrot and two cats in the mountains of Pennsylvania.