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Books received 92 BOOK REVIEWS promise is a theory of quantitative facts, not a qualitative theory. Human nature seems to escape the objectivity of the research laboratory. In response to this ambiguity, some become skeptical and wait for more uniform and better methodologies; others become voluntaristic and force the facts into their particular procrustian biases. This is the case with authors who would incline one to think that all mental illness is genetically inherited. In this regard, it is mesmerizing at times how statistics can be lawfully played with, to come up with a different outcome according to the context and the bias of the author. Thus, we have seen the initial concordance rates of Kallman for monozygotic twins in schizophrenia go down from 86 percent to at best 50 percent. (More skeptical psychiatrists would not accept more than 30 percent as a reasonable number.) Thus, we learn to moderate our enthusi- asm. Although psychiatry is shifting its paradigm, it is still a paradigm. Finally, the psychoanalytic theories, other than the run-of-the-mill Freudian dynamics, are not well covered. The Neo-Freudians occupy two pages, of which one is dedicated to Karen Homey. This is clearly insufficient. Subjects such as borderline and narcissistic http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 40 (1): 2 – Mar 1, 1980
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Springer Journals
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1980 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
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10.1007/BF01253546
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Abstract

92 BOOK REVIEWS promise is a theory of quantitative facts, not a qualitative theory. Human nature seems to escape the objectivity of the research laboratory. In response to this ambiguity, some become skeptical and wait for more uniform and better methodologies; others become voluntaristic and force the facts into their particular procrustian biases. This is the case with authors who would incline one to think that all mental illness is genetically inherited. In this regard, it is mesmerizing at times how statistics can be lawfully played with, to come up with a different outcome according to the context and the bias of the author. Thus, we have seen the initial concordance rates of Kallman for monozygotic twins in schizophrenia go down from 86 percent to at best 50 percent. (More skeptical psychiatrists would not accept more than 30 percent as a reasonable number.) Thus, we learn to moderate our enthusi- asm. Although psychiatry is shifting its paradigm, it is still a paradigm. Finally, the psychoanalytic theories, other than the run-of-the-mill Freudian dynamics, are not well covered. The Neo-Freudians occupy two pages, of which one is dedicated to Karen Homey. This is clearly insufficient. Subjects such as borderline and narcissistic

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 1980

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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