10+ Best Articles on Psychoanalysis
The most useful articles on psychoanalysis from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Psychoanalysis Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on psychoanalysis by Refind users in 2023.
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How to stop emotional eating
Whether compelled by an inner void, loneliness or boredom, psychoanalysis can help you understand why you seek comfort in food
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on psychoanalysis—all under 10 minutes.
New psychology research rebuts Sigmund Freud's "wrecked by success" hypothesis
Sigmund Freud -- the father of psychoanalysis -- proposed that extremely successful people pay a heavy price in health for their success. But two studies on gifted people found that those with…
Psychoanalysis in Time of Plague
Freud himself equated psychoanalysis with the plague.
Depersonalization and Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis opens up a way to find the lost — depersonalized — parts of “I” in the unconscious and integrate them back to complete personalization.
Freud the philosopher
Before fathering psychoanalysis, Freud first slayed the dominant Cartesian intellectual tradition of mind-body dualism
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on psychoanalysis.
Psychiatry wars: the lawsuit that put psychoanalysis on trial
Forty years ago, Dr Ray Osheroff sued a US hospital for failing to give him antidepressants. The case would change the course of medical history – even if it couldn’t help the patient himself
Freud versus Jung: a bitter feud over the meaning of sex
How mutual admiration was torn asunder by the sex drive: Freud, Jung and the schism at the heart of psychoanalysis
This is why cognitive behavioural therapy works so well
“So, tell me about your mother…” is probably what people think about when they think of therapy. But psychoanalysis, with its emphasis on early childhood, is only one branch of therapy, and if probing deep into your personal history doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, you may want to give cognitive behavioral therapy a try. getAbstract recommends University of Arizona psychology professor David Sbarra’s brief synopsis of cognitive behavioral therapy to readers who know that stifling their emotions isn’t good, but don’t want to wallow in them either.
The truth about tarot
Whether divining ancient wisdoms or elevating the art of cold reading, tarot is a form of therapy, much like psychoanalysis
How psychoanalysis came to Japan and was turned on its head
Jakucho Setouchi is a revered nun and famous novelist, yet few know how psychoanalysis shaped her spiritual life
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