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Psychoanalysis, not only as a body of doctrine but as a part of the practical equipment of those interested in the study of normal and abnormal personality expressions, is becoming progressively more important as the years pass by. The prophecies of some of its early critics and would-be suppressors, that it would go the way of all other fads and foibles in medicine have not only fallen short of fulfillment, but now appear ridiculous, puerile or senile according to the personal affects of the reader.
During the past fifteen or twenty years, an enormous amount of published work has accrued under the caption of “Psychoanalysis,” but notwithstanding the fact that comprehensive reviews, compilations and special parts and aspects of this literature have appeared from time to time until the present no inclusive authoritative compendium of these ever changing doctrines and researches has appeared in the English language; although the literature was well listed by Rickman in the Index Psychoanalyticus, 1893-1926. Therefore, all those who have interests in psychoanalysis as such or in its various ramifications in the medical and social sciences should welcome with gratitude this splendid authoritative reference book prepared by Dr. Healy and his co-workers.
The information contained in this book has been gleaned from original sources and is presented in a unique manner, being so arranged that the left-hand pages contain the “orthodox theories” and basic facts of psychoanalysis … “for the most part consisting of Freud's own statements”; while the right-hand pages, printed in smaller type, present “(a) contributions of exegetical value, (b) some notable accessions to the psychoanalytic structure by ‘Freudians’ and (c) on account of their attempt constructively to modify psychoanalytic doctrine, various