Beyond the Unconscious: Essays of Henri F. Ellenberger in the History of Psychiatry

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Henri F. Ellenberger, the Swiss medical historian, is best remembered today as the author of The Discovery of the Unconscious (1970), a brilliant, encyclopedic study of psychiatric theory and therapy from primitive times to the mid-twentieth century. However, in addition to this well-known work, Ellenberger has written over thirty essays in the his

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"Micale ... deserves our thanks for this labor of love... It could almost stand alone as a general introduction to the historiography of psychiatry in the past twenty-five years. It is also a glowing testament to the range of Ellenberger's research and his enduring historical contributions. Overall, this volume will be greatly appreciated by scholars in the burgeoning discipline of the history of psychiatry."--Journal of the History of Medicine