Publisher's Synopsis
"Rarely does a volume present contributions on a controversial topic from such distinguished clinicians and experimentalists . . . . There is something of interest in this volume for almost anyone involved in experimental cognitive psychology and psychiatry."-Carroll E. Izard, Contemporary Psychology
"The concept of repression is the cornerstone of psychoanalytic theory. . . . This is a delightful book, unusually well-written. . . . Recommended."-Choice
"Readable, thorough, wide ranging and consistently interesting. . . . A testament to the continuing power of psychodynamic ideas when faced with individual psychopathology."-Sue Llewelyn, Psychologist
"Singer has brought together some of the best empirical research in the areas of unconscious mental activity and repression-that is at once interdisciplinary and scholarly."-Howard D. Lerner, International Review of Psycho-analysis
"A rich reference, replete with summaries and citations, covering a variety of topics related to the psychology of repression and dissociation. . . . A thoughtful, detailed and eclectic discussion of the scientific and theoretical basis of repression and dissociation."-Steven Lazrove, M.D., American Journal of Psychiatry