A Case of Hysteria: (Dora)

"I very soon had an opportunity to interpret Dora's nervous coughing as the outcome of a fantasized sexual situation."

A new translation of one of Freud's most important and intriguing texts, A Case of Hysteria— popularly known as the "Dora Case"—affords rare insight into how Freud dealt with patients and interpreted what they told him. As the 18-year-old "Dora" underwent psychoanalysis, Freud uncovered a remarkably unhappy and conflict-ridden family, with several competing versions of their...