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The Discovery of the Unconscious The History and Evolution of Dynamic Psychiatry

Henri F. Ellenberger

This classic work is a monumental, integrated view of man€™s search for an understanding of the inner reaches of the mind. In an account that is both exhaustive and exciting, the distinguished psychiatrist and author demonstrates the long chain of development—through the exorcists, magnetists, and h...

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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

The book was repeatedly highlighted as a seminal work on the history of psychoanalytic thought and psychological contagion, with hosts praising it as a brilliant and canonical text covering centuries of clinical endeavor. Jordan Peterson, Dr. Phil, and Claire Lehmann each recommended it while discussing psychogenic epidemics and the trans movement, noting its thorough survey of pre‑psychoanalytic ideas. Its reputation as a psychoanalytic bible was emphasized throughout the episodes.

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Episode: 430. The Attack on Faith, Family, & Science | Dr....

Dr. Phil McGraw referenced a book called "Discovery of the Unconscious" by Henry Ellen Berger as a source for information on psychogenic epidemics.

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There's a great book called *Discovery of the Unconscious* by a man named Henry Ellen Berger, which was a canonical text for psychoanalytic training for about 30 years and truly is a brilliant book.

Episode: 342. Regrets of a Trans-Care Specialist | Sara Sto...

It was strongly recommended as a brilliant book that details and analyses 350 years of clinical endeavor.

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The Discovery of the Unconscious by Henri Ellen Berger, which is an absolutely brilliant book and analysis of 350 years of clinical endeavor.

Brilliant book.

Episode: 243. Quillette's Founder On Starting The Most Cont...

It was described as the psychoanalytic bible, and discussed in relation to historical instances of contagion, including multiple personality disorder, throughout the past 300 years.

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There's a book called "Discovery of the Unconscious" which is a great book, Henry Ellenberger.

It's about that thick and it covers young Freud Adler, it's a great book.

The first 300 pages is a history of pre-psychoanalytic thought and part of that is a historical survey of contagion.

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