A Layman's Guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis

by Eric Berne

Overview

Eric Berne is best known as the author of the 1965 classic Games People Play. A Layman's Guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, first published in 1947, is his introduction to the psychoanalytic school of thought, written in accessible language that anyone can understand and enjoy.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012858405
Publisher:	Tantor eBooks
Publication date:	07/08/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	449 KB

About the Author

Eric Berne (1910–1970), as the originator of transactional analysis, attained recognition for developing one of the most innovative approaches to modern psychotherapy. Born in Montreal, Canada, he earned his undergraduate degree and M.D. at McGill University and completed a residency in psychiatry at Yale University. In his writings and teachings, Dr. Berne outlined the principles of his system in such works as Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy, The Structure and Dynamics of Organizations and Groups, Principles of Group Treatment, A Layman's Guide to Psychiatry, and What Do You Say After You Say Hello? Before his death in 1970, he was a practicing psychiatrist in California and held many important posts in psychiatric professional organizations and clinics.