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Genre: Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Psychiatry, Academic Text
Ratings: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5)

Book Review:
This book is a significant and highly specialized work in the field of psychoanalysis, originating from the prestigious Freud Anniversary Lecture Series at The New York Psychoanalytic Institute. Authored by the renowned psychoanalyst Edith Jacobson, it delves into the complex and challenging area of psychotic processes.

The book likely explores the intricate internal conflicts that characterize psychosis and how these conflicts distort an individual's perception of and relationship with external reality. Jacobson, known for her work on depression, identity, and the self, would bring a deep theoretical and clinical perspective to this subject.

As a scholarly text, it is primarily intended for clinicians, psychoanalysts, and advanced students of psychology and psychiatry. It is not a book for the general reader, but for those in the field, it represents an important contribution to the understanding of severe mental disorders from a classical psychoanalytic viewpoint, offering valuable insights from one of the 20th century's most influential analytic thinkers.