The text includes the first full emergence of the concept of narcissism and develops Freud's theories of homosexuality.

Based on twenty years of clinical experience studying and treating chronic illness, a Harvard psychiatrist and anthropologist argues that diagnosing illness is an art tragically neglected by modern medical training, and presents a compelling case for bridging the gap between patient and doctor.

The heart of man's dilemma, according to the author, is the failure to understand the real meaning of love and will, their source and interrelation. Bringing fresh insight to these concepts, this work shows how we can attain a deeper consciousness.

Explains what madness is, to show that it can be understood in psychological terms, and that by studying it we can learn important insights about the normal mind. This book argues that traditional approaches to madness must be abandoned in favour of an approach which is more consistent with what we know about the human mind.

A brand new transaction of the Psychopathology of Everyday Life - one of 15 volumes in the new Freud series commissioned for the Penguin classics. This edition aims to reach beyond the institiutional/clinical market.

Gregory Bateson was a philosopher, anthropologist, photographer, naturalist and poet, as well as the husband and collaborator of Margaret Mead. This anthology of his major work contains a foreword by his daughter Mary Katherine Bateson.

A challenge to the child-rearing practices of punishment and coercion, by the acclaimed author of THE DRAMA OF BEING A CHILD. 'This book can change lives' - Maurice Sondak.

Tells the story of one little boy and his journey through childhood life up to his mid-teens. This title provides an insight into psychotherapy - how it works and what it can mean to people on a practical level.

Applying the theories and evidence of the author's psychoanalytic investigations, this is a study of aboriginal peoples and the earliest cultural stages of the human race before the rise of large-scale civilisations. It points out the striking parallels between the cultural practices of native tribal groups and the behaviour patterns of neurotics.

A debut novel that comes out of left field; intelligent, original and wonderfully offbeat. This book was the subject of a massive auction in the US, and film rights have now been sold for over 1 million dollars.

Challenging the Freudian school of thought, this book portrays humans as constantly struggling against inherent ambiguities in themselves and the world, while trying to define themselves to achieve immortality. It sees the denial of death as man's attempt to distinguish himself beyond the grave.

The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho -- a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying.

This critique of contemporary capitalism established Fromm as one of the most controversial political thinkers of his generation, and was originally published to wide acclaim and even wider disapproval.

Teenager Alan, fought over by a religious mother and an atheist father, finds release in horses, until he is driven to blind them with a spike. Why?

This is the final text volume of Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy , containing The Third Partition , The Table and an index of persons. Burton anatomizes love melancholy, its kinds, causes, symptoms and cures, and the causes of true religious melancholy.

* A captivating, heartwarming and amusing portrait of growing up

This issue examines the experience from the patient's couch and the psychiatrist's chair, in both fiction and non-fiction. The contributors include Elliot Perlman, Patrick McGrath, Edmund White and Ved Mehta.

Presents an analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance. This title shows us how people use such 'fixed props' as houses, clothes, and job situations; how they combine in teams resembling secret societies; and, how they adopt discrepant roles and communicate out of character.

Takes a fearless view of mental health care - from the inside out. The author demonstrates the power of common sense and human connection: how much better a patient can feel when treated like a person and not a petri dish. She also analyses the sometimes damaging and occasionally transformative relationships between patients and their caregivers.