Studies in Hysteria

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by Sigmund Freud,

Edited by Adam Phillips,

Translated by Nicola Luckhurst,

Introduction by Rachel Bowlby

Penguin USA

Due/Published July 2004, 336 pages, paper

ISBN 0142437492

Hysteria--the tormenting of the body by the troubled mind--is among the most pervasive of human disorders; yet, at the same time, it is the most elusive. Freud's recognition that hysteria stemmed from traumas in the patient's past transformed the way we think about sexuality. Studies in Hysteria is one of the founding texts of psychoanalysis, revolutionizing our understanding of love, desire, and the human psyche. As full of compassionate human interest as of scientific insight, these case histories are also remarkable, revelatory works of literature.