The relevance of Freud's psychoanalysis in the 21st century: Its science and its research

Psychoanalytic Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 302-326

  Wallerstein, Robert S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hermeneutics; Outcome; Process; Research; Science

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORISM; COGNITION; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; EGO PSYCHOLOGY; EPISTEMOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTELLECT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LOGIC; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; METAPHYSICS; NATURAL SCIENCE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; THINKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744975668     PISSN: 07369735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0736-9735.23.2.302     Document Type: Review

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