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THIS small book, which is dedicated to the memory of Sigmund Freud, attempts to give in one hundred and thirty-three pages the theory and practice of psycho-analysis. It can be said at once that the author has succeeded very well. The book is divided into two parts, the first dealing with theory, the second with the application of the theory to clinical practice. The author's statement that the psycho-analyst's interest lies in the early recognition and prevention of psychotic breakdown may be very praiseworthy, but we wonder how many cases of psychoses have been prevented by psycho-analysis and how many precipitated thereby. It is a good little book and worth reading.
Psycho-Analysis
By Dr. Edward Glover. Pp. viii + 139. (London: John Bale Medical Publications, Ltd., 1939.) 12s. 6d. net.
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[Short Reviews]. Nature 145, 662 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145662d0
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