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The anatomy of mental illness: the scientific basis of primal therapy

Title
The anatomy of mental illness: the scientific basis of primal therapy / Arthur Janov.
Author
Janov, Arthur.
Publication
New York : Putnam, 1972, ©1971.

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Description
253 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
The Anatomy of Mental Illness was the successor to The Primal Scream and presents the supporting data and scientific basis of Primal Therapy. Here are extensive follow-ups to case histories of discharged patients who report how they have been freed from psychological problems and physical disorders ranging from colitis and headaches, to addiction and alcohol. It was the first attempt to mesh neurology with Primal Therapy.
Series Statement
Berkley windhover book
Subject
  • Primal therapy
  • Neuroses > Treatment
  • Mental illness > Treatment
  • Psychotherapy
  • Neurotic Disorders > therapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Mental Disorders > therapy
  • 77.84 psychotherapy: other
  • Mental illness > Treatment
  • Neuroses > Treatment
  • Primal therapy
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 247.
Contents
I. The Neurophysiology of Neurosis and Psychosis -- 1. The basis for neurosis -- 2. The structure of neurosis -- 3. The nature of pain -- 4. The basis and description of the disconnection -- 5. The permanence of primal pain -- 6. Primal memory and brain structure: the permanent recording of early experience -- 7. The frontal cortex: the nature of conscious and unconscious feeling -- 8. Disconnection, generalization, and psychosis -- 9. The process of curse -- 10. Conclusions -- II. Sleep, Dreams, and Mental Illness -- III. The Birth Primal -- 1. Introduction -- 2. On epilepsy -- 3. Does childbirth mean pain? -- IV. The Differences Between the Physical and Psychological Therapies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A personal comparison of primal and orgone therapies -- 3. My experience with orgone therapy -- V. Research -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Follow-up studies of primal patients -- 3. Neurophysiological measurements of patients undergoing primal therapy -- Appendix: Sample post-primal interviews.
LCCN
75171474
OCLC
  • ocm00267524
  • 267524
  • SCSB-215318
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library