This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... Incredulity and Bias in the Criticism of Psychanalysis By S. A. Tannenbaum, M. D.: New York Not long ago Mr. M., whom I had not seen for several weeks, entered my office, looking very much perturbed. He tried to avoid my eyes but every now and then looked at me resentfully, almost angrily, and yet ashamed. Nervously he lit a cigarette, plumped down into the big arm-chair, crossed his legs and turned slightly away from me. All this time not a word. I sat and waited for him to unburden his soul. It was evident he was troubled. His obsession again, I thought--and waited. After puffing at his cigarette a few times, he disentangled his legs, planted them squarely before him, and began to speak. "Well, here I am again! Those d obsessions about being a degenerate and crazy are back again. I was alright until--until-- Do you know Dr. Peterson?" "What Peterson?" "Frederick Peterson--Professor Peterson!" "Yes, --he was my instructor in neurology about twenty-five years ago." "Is he an authority--on nervous diseases?" "Yes, he is so esteemed. If I recollect aright he is or was until recently Professor of psychiatry at Columbia, was lecturer on insanity somewhere, at one time was president of the State Commission in Lunacy, wrote a book on "Mental Diseases" in 1889 and was one of the authors of the "American Text Book of Nervous and Mental Diseases," had something to do with the Craig Colony, wrote some books of essays and verse. But why don't you look him up in "Who's Who?" What's your interest in him?" Mr. M., ignoring my questions, asked another: "Do you know 'The Journal of the American Medical Association?'" "Yes, fairly well; it is what its name says; it has a very large circulation throughout the country, I have been told." "That's it!...