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Book reviews A Mind of Her Own. The Life of Karen Horney, by Susan Quinn. New York: Summit Books, 1987, 480 pp. Susan Quinn's recent biography of Karen Homey is an admirable piece of work. It surpasses in quality and scholarship earlier attempts at dealing with the same subject, and it is far better written. Any serious student of Horney's work will find it indispensable because of its exhaustive research and ample documentation. It offers far more information than its main predecessor, Jack Rubins' Karen Homey, Gentle Rebel of Psychoanalysis, and it does not per- petuate the latter's many mistakes. Harold Kelman's Helping Hands contains only a brief biographical sketch, dealing in the main with Horney's ideas and even more with his own. Karen Homey was a controversial figure, in life and even now, 35 years after her death. She certainly had a mind of her own, and I cannot think of a better title for her biography. Gentle she was not, in my opinion, and I feel uneasy labeling her a rebel, a term that has faintly compulsive connotations. To paraphrase what has been said about Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "She was loved by many, hated by many, but few were http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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Clemmens, Edward R.
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 48 (3): 4 – Sep 1, 1988
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Springer Journals
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1988 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
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10.1007/BF01252852
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A Mind of Her Own. The Life of Karen Horney, by Susan Quinn. New York: Summit Books, 1987, 480 pp. Susan Quinn's recent biography of Karen Homey is an admirable piece of work. It surpasses in quality and scholarship earlier attempts at dealing with the same subject, and it is far better written. Any serious student of Horney's work will find it indispensable because of its exhaustive research and ample documentation. It offers far more information than its main predecessor, Jack Rubins' Karen Homey, Gentle Rebel of Psychoanalysis, and it does not per- petuate the latter's many mistakes. Harold Kelman's Helping Hands contains only a brief biographical sketch, dealing in the main with Horney's ideas and even more with his own. Karen Homey was a controversial figure, in life and even now, 35 years after her death. She certainly had a mind of her own, and I cannot think of a better title for her biography. Gentle she was not, in my opinion, and I feel uneasy labeling her a rebel, a term that has faintly compulsive connotations. To paraphrase what has been said about Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "She was loved by many, hated by many, but few were

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 1988

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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