Freud's Pandemics: Surviving Global War, Spanish Flu and the Nazis by Brett Kahr

Description: Freud's Pandemics by Brett Kahr In this timely new work, Professor Brett Kahr investigates Sigmund Freuds own personal struggle with many near-death experiences, ranging from the Spanish flu of 1918 to the Nazi invasion of Austria in 1938, and demonstrates how psychoanalysis can help us all to survive, and even to thrive, during the very worst of times. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "A vivid account of how Sigmund Freud coped with the great pandemics of his time, from the Great War and Spanish Flu to cancer and the Nazis. By assessing how my great-grandfather might have addressed COVID-19 – the pandemic of our own times – Professor Kahr opens up a series of insights into the life of the man who championed the radical innovation of actually listening to people suffering from mental affliction. Meticulously researched, and written with real pace, this book is a timely reminder of the psychological roots of our response to national trauma." – Lord Freud, great-grandson of Sigmund Freud and President of the Freud Museum London In this compelling book, the first in the new Freud Museum London series, Professor Brett Kahr describes how Sigmund Freud endured innumerable emotional pandemics during his eighty-three years of life, ranging from unsubstantiated accusations by medical colleagues to anti-Semitic abuse, the loss of one daughter to Spanish flu and the arrest of another child by the Gestapo, to his own painful cancer treatments and his final flight from Adolf Hitlers Austria. Freud navigated these personal and political tragedies while simultaneously creating a method of healing which has helped countless millions deal with unbearable trauma and distress. Through founding psychoanalysis, Kahr argues that Freud not only saved himself from destruction but also provided the rest of the world with the means to achieve a form of psychological vaccination against emotional and mental distress. The Freud Museum London and Karnac Books have joined forces to publish a new book series devoted to an examination of the life and work of Sigmund Freud alongside other significant figures in the history of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and depth psychology more broadly. The series will feature works of outstanding scholarship and readability, including biographical studies, institutional histories, and archival investigations. New editions of historical classics as well as translations of little-known works from the early history of psychoanalysis will also be considered for inclusion. Author Biography Brett Kahr is Senior Fellow at the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology in London and Visiting Professor of Psychoanalysis and Mental Health in the Regents School of Psychotherapy and Psychology at Regents University London. Additionally, he serves as Consultant Psychotherapist at The Balint Consultancy and as a Trustee of both the Freud Museum London and of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy. Professor Kahr has worked in the mental health profession for over forty years, during which time he has written fifteen books and has served as series editor for more than sixty additional titles. He treats both individuals and couples in private practice in Central London. Table of Contents Prologue: Fundraising for FreudIntroduction: "Wouldnt it be better if we all killed ourselves?"1.The Fraudulent Jewish Pervert: Navigating Decades of Collegial Hatred2. The Great War and the Spanish Flu: An Imprisoned Son and a Dying Daughter3. From Compulsive Cigar-Smoking to Deadly Carcinoma: Freuds Battle with Physical Pain4. Death Wishes and the Nazis: How Freud Escaped from Austria5. Freuds Recipe for Creativity and Survival: The Writing Cure and the Role of PenetrativityConclusion: If Sigmund Freud could have supervised Anthony FauciAcknowledgementsScholarly clarificationsEnd notesReferencesIndex Review A vivid account of how Sigmund Freud coped with the great pandemics of his time, from the Great War and Spanish Flu to cancer and the Nazis. By assessing how my great-grandfather might have addressed COVID-19 – the pandemic of our own times – Professor Kahr opens up a series of insights into the life of the man who championed the radical innovation of actually listening to people suffering from mental affliction. Meticulously researched, and written with real pace, this book is a timely reminder of the psychological roots of our response to national trauma. -- Lord Freud, great-grandson of Sigmund Freud and President of the Freud Museum London.Never has there been a time when Freud was needed so badly. Post-pandemic blues would not have been new to Freud as Brett Kahr describes in his phenomenal book, which I feel was sent to save us from confusion and turmoil. A must read! -- Jane McAdam Freud, artist, and daughter of Lucian Freud, and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud.Brett Kahrs immersion in Freud – the gift that keeps on giving – will help us survive the trauma of pandemics in our own lives. Kahr draws insightful parallels from Freuds own struggles and serves as a timely and fascinating reminder of the ubiquitous nature of pandemics and why suicide isnt the answer. -- Professor the Baroness Hollins, past president, British Medical Association, and Past President, Royal College of Psychiatrists, and Professor Emerita, St. Georges Hospital Medical School, University of London.During the COVID pandemic, Brett Kahr dove into the archives so as to remind us how Western life not so long ago meant nearly constant, grievous loss. Invisible enemies like the "Spanish" flu, tuberculous, and pneumonia, operations that were eviscerations, complicated pregnancies, even seemingly benign habits like smoking, all these early twentieth century realities spelled doom. If we are to learn the right lessons from our own global disaster, we would benefit from recalling the lives of those who – before antibiotics and mass immunizations – endured, such as Kahrs brilliant, stoical Sigmund Freud. -- Professor George Makari, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy, and the Arts, and the author of Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis. Long Description "A vivid account of how Sigmund Freud coped with the great pandemics of his time, from the Great War and Spanish Flu to cancer and the Nazis. By assessing how my great-grandfather might have addressed COVID-19 - the pandemic of our own times - Professor Kahr opens up a series of insights into the life of the man who championed the radical innovation of actually listening to people suffering from mental affliction. Meticulously researched, and written with real pace, this book is a timely reminder of the psychological roots of our response to national trauma." - Lord Freud, great-grandson of Sigmund Freud and President of the Freud Museum London In this compelling book, the first in the new Freud Museum London series, Professor Brett Kahr describes how Sigmund Freud endured innumerable emotional pandemics during his eighty-three years of life, ranging from unsubstantiated accusations by medical colleagues to anti-Semitic abuse, the loss of one daughter to Spanish flu and the arrest of another child by the Gestapo, to his own painful cancer treatments and his final flight from Adolf Hitlers Austria. Freud navigated these personal and political tragedies while simultaneously creating a method of healing which has helped countless millions deal with unbearable trauma and distress. Through founding psychoanalysis, Kahr argues that Freud not only saved himself from destruction but also provided the rest of the world with the means to achieve a form of psychological vaccination against emotional and mental distress. The Freud Museum London and Karnac Books have joined forces to publish a new book series devoted to an examination of the life and work of Sigmund Freud alongside other significant figures in the history of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and depth psychology more broadly. The series will feature works of outstanding scholarship and readability, including biographical studies, institutional histories, and archival investigations. New editions of historical classics as well as translations of little-known works from the early history of psychoanalysis will also be considered for inclusion. Details ISBN1913494519 Author Brett Kahr Year 2021 ISBN-10 1913494519 ISBN-13 9781913494513 Format Paperback Series Freud Museum London Series Imprint Karnac Books Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-09-16 Pages 304 Publication Date 2021-09-16 UK Release Date 2021-09-16 Subtitle Surviving Global War, Spanish Flu and the Nazis Alternative 9781913494520 DEWEY 150.1952092 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2021-09-15 Publisher Karnac Books We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134569553;

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