Modern Freudians

Carolyn S. Ellman, Ph.D., is adjunct supervising analyst, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis; training and supervising analyst, New York Freudian Society; and faculty member and supervisor, Metropolitan Institute. Stanley Grand, Ph.D., is adjunct clinical professor of psychology and supervising analyst, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis; past president, faculty members, and training and supervising analyst (fellow), IPTAR; and training and supervising analyst, New York Freudian Society. Mark Silvan, Ph.D., is adjunct supervising analyst, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, and faculty member and training and supervising analyst, New York Freudian Society. Steven J. Ellman, Ph.D., is adjunct visiting clinical professor of psychology and supervising analyst, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis; past president, faculty member, and training and supervising analyst (fellow), IPTAR; and professor of psychology, Clinical Psychology Program, City University of New York.

This is a remarkable book. I have not seen a more encompassing, intelligent, and fair summation of the state of modern Freudianism and the psychoanalytic literature. Its array of authors and opinions represents the major currents and controversies in psychoanalysis today. If we are in a transitional period, students, practitioners, and teachers alike will be better prepared for a stable future by absorbing its messages.