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In an era when Freud's early theories are often criticized as if they represent the current state of psychoanalytic theory and practice, it is timely to review modern thinking about the neurotic child and adolescent. Etezady, the editor, does so elegantly in this collection of eighteen papers, providing a valuable resource for educators, clinicians, and researchers.
The book is divided into three parts. In Part I, “The Concept of Neurosis in Children,” seven papers (by E. J. Anthony, H. R. Beiser, H. Eisner, J. Glenn, J. A. Burland, C. A. Sarnoff, A. H. Esman) define childhood neurosis from a modern perspective. Part II, “Developmental and Etiological Considerations,” includes seven papers (H. Parens [two chapters], L. J. Byerly, G. P. Sholevar, R. S. Fischer, R. C. Prall, S. Atschul) addressing current views of neurosogenesis from a developmental perspective. The first two chapters (J. Glenn and I. Bernstein, B. A. Ruttenberg) in Part III, “Therapeutic Issues,” are about fantasy development and the history of psychoanalysis respectively. The last two (M. A. Silverman and J. A. Burland) pertain to therapy more specifically.
Several chapters are written in language readily understood, even by the novice (Burland [15 and 18], Fischer, Parens [9]); others require considerable training to be fully digested (Anthony, Beiser, Eisner, Byerly, Sholevar, Atschul). Although the book does