Comfortably Numb by Charles Barber: A Review

From Biological Psychiatry to Aplysia californica. Recently read Charles Barber’s Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry is Medicating a Nation, a book noted elsewhere on this blog. It’s a compelling read that covers a lot of ground — the rise of Big Pharma and what he calls “The Triumph of Biological Psychiatry” (a history of how psychiatry [...]

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Storr on Freud

Just a few points from a very nice review of Anthony Storr’s book on Freud, at Mind Hacks.

Freud had a huge number of ideas that he developed over 40 years. The idea that his ideas have been ‘discredited’ displays ignorance of the sheer body of his work.
Many of his ideas have not stood the test [...]

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Freud in Academe: Another View

What follows is another opinion on the recent New York Times article about Freud as taught in academe. The post from a colleague on a professional listserv. Thanks to Dr. Rhinewine for allowing me to quote it.
Post from a guest:
In my opinion: the handling of psychoanalysis is just short of preposterous in many psych [...]

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