Joel Paris is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and a former Department Chair at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His research interest is in borderline personality disorder and he is author of over 200 peer-reviewed articles, more than 20 books, and over 50 book chapters.

"Written by one of the great integrative thinkers in contemporary psychiatry, Joel Paris’s Evidence Based Critique of Contemporary Psychoanalysis provides a roadmap for reinvigorating psychoanalytic theory and therapy. This compelling and thought-provoking book blends clinical wisdom with incisive analysis of empirical findings to provide a unique perspective on the challenges that lie ahead as we develop a rigorous evidence-based approach to psychoanalysis. Of interest to early career therapists and seasoned professionals alike, this book should be on every clinician’s shelf."-Robert F. Bornstein, Ph.D., Professor, Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, USA

• Introduction Part I : Psychoanalysis and ScienceChapter 1: Psychoanalysis in Decline Chapter 2: Reconciling Psychoanalysis with ResearchChapter 3: Changing the Paradigm Chapter 4: The Road to Integration Chapter 5: Making Treatment Brief and Accessible Part II: The Boundaries of PsychoanalysisChapter 6: Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience Chapter 7: Nature Nurture, and PsychoanalysisChapter 8: Psychoanalysis Beyond the ClinicChapter 9: Belief, Doubt, and Science Chapter 10: The Legacy of Psychoanalysis

Joel Paris is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and a former Department Chair at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His research interest is in borderline personality disorder and he is author of over 200 peer-reviewed articles, more than 20 books, and over 50 book chapters.

"Written by one of the great integrative thinkers in contemporary psychiatry, Joel Paris’s Evidence Based Critique of Contemporary Psychoanalysis provides a roadmap for reinvigorating psychoanalytic theory and therapy. This compelling and thought-provoking book blends clinical wisdom with incisive analysis of empirical findings to provide a unique perspective on the challenges that lie ahead as we develop a rigorous evidence-based approach to psychoanalysis. Of interest to early career therapists and seasoned professionals alike, this book should be on every clinician’s shelf."-Robert F. Bornstein, Ph.D., Professor, Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, USA

• Introduction Part I : Psychoanalysis and ScienceChapter 1: Psychoanalysis in Decline Chapter 2: Reconciling Psychoanalysis with ResearchChapter 3: Changing the Paradigm Chapter 4: The Road to Integration Chapter 5: Making Treatment Brief and Accessible Part II: The Boundaries of PsychoanalysisChapter 6: Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience Chapter 7: Nature Nurture, and PsychoanalysisChapter 8: Psychoanalysis Beyond the ClinicChapter 9: Belief, Doubt, and Science Chapter 10: The Legacy of Psychoanalysis

Joel Paris is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and a former Department Chair at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His research interest is in borderline personality disorder and he is author of over 200 peer-reviewed articles, more than 20 books, and over 50 book chapters.

"Written by one of the great integrative thinkers in contemporary psychiatry, Joel Paris’s Evidence Based Critique of Contemporary Psychoanalysis provides a roadmap for reinvigorating psychoanalytic theory and therapy. This compelling and thought-provoking book blends clinical wisdom with incisive analysis of empirical findings to provide a unique perspective on the challenges that lie ahead as we develop a rigorous evidence-based approach to psychoanalysis. Of interest to early career therapists and seasoned professionals alike, this book should be on every clinician’s shelf."-Robert F. Bornstein, Ph.D., Professor, Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, USA

• Introduction Part I : Psychoanalysis and ScienceChapter 1: Psychoanalysis in Decline Chapter 2: Reconciling Psychoanalysis with ResearchChapter 3: Changing the Paradigm Chapter 4: The Road to Integration Chapter 5: Making Treatment Brief and Accessible Part II: The Boundaries of PsychoanalysisChapter 6: Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience Chapter 7: Nature Nurture, and PsychoanalysisChapter 8: Psychoanalysis Beyond the ClinicChapter 9: Belief, Doubt, and Science Chapter 10: The Legacy of Psychoanalysis