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The number of solid and reliable expositions of psycho-analysis is increasing. That some of them would appear to duplicate others probably does no harm, since each has its own place and its distinctive note. Dr. Hendrick provides here an interestingly written description on the trust-worthiness of which the reader may rely. As one should with such a book he illustrates it copiously with examples taken from his own experience, but he avoids the mistake of giving long case histories of interest only to the author.
The book is written on modern lines and these present a picture and perspective very different from one that would have been drawn twenty years ago. Nevertheless, one would characterize the book as being on the conservative and orthodox side. Thus the Viennese account of the earliest stages of development are presented without any hint being given of the additions and modifications emanating from the English school. Nearly six times as much space is given to Anna Freud's teaching on child analysis as is allotted to the extremely meagre reference to Melanie Klein's important work on this subject.
The book is divided into four parts:
I.The Facts of Psycho-analysis.
II.The Theories of Psycho-analysis.
III.Therapy by Psycho-analysis.
IV.The Present State of Psycho-analysis.
This is an interesting division, and we would only suggest that the first two sections would better have been headed Clinical Psycho-analysis or Psycho-analytical Practice and Psycho-analytical Theory respectively. The critics would surely say that the first section contained a very great deal in addition to facts. The concluding section is very interestingly written. It is perhaps too complimentary to Jung, and incidentally the date of his resignation from the International Psycho-analytical Association (not Society) is wrongly given as 1910 instead of 1912. The book concludes with a useful glossary, suggestions for further reading, and a full index. It is a book to which we can wish eve