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This is the third edition of the semipopular presentation of the facts and theories of dynamic psychiatry which first appeared in 1930 and has since been acclaimed as a minor classic in the field. While some portions of the book have been altered or expanded to reflect recent developments in diagnostic and therapeutic methods, its plan and basic content remain essentially the same as the two former editions—uncompromisingly psychoanalytic in orientation, full of illustrative case histories and sharp clinical vignettes, wisely and beautifully written. The well-chosen bibliography has been considerably enlarged and brought up to date.
At this date, an extended critical review of The Human Mind is scarcely required; it has worn too well for trifling comment. No layman can read it without developing genuine warmth and sympathy for the mentally and emotionally ill—and, in some measure, a better understanding of himself. For the beginning student of psychiatry, I know of no text more apt to spark the imagination and broaden the understanding. And for the advanced psychiatric or psychoanalytic practitioner in the mood for a busman's holiday, a book offering a more pleasant, fascinating or profitable excursion would be difficult to find. We may be certain that the last edition has yet to appear.