The author defines psychotherapy as methods of treatment which are dependent upon psychological processes for their origin, as contrasted with physical means, which are used by the rest of medicine. He states that the present conception of the neurosis owes a great debt to Freud. In his own therapy, the author operates with analytical concepts and techniques. He feels, however, that psychotherapy as such should not be limited to psychoanalysis; hence he uses all available means at his disposal, such as social service, occupational therapy, etc. His point of view is very much like the one used by our better psychiatric out-patient clinics in large general hospitals.

The author is obviously an experienced psychotherapist, and probably a very successful one. If a patient fails to improve by general methods, he advises psychoanalysis.