LOATHSOME WOMEN

by ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 30, 1959

Four case histories of women, from Dr. Stein's consultation room, are pursued alternately to a common conclusion- i.e. to relate certain aspects of their psychological behavior to what has been associated- in earlier centuries- with witch- craft and the destructive powers of the sorceress. Sybil, beautiful, rich and social, in her second marriage, was unable to sleep; Judith, a former nurse and a devoted wife, was now repudiated by the husband she tried to help; Daphne, capriciously appealing, changed her lovers, jobs and homes every few weeks; Dora, prim, plain and widowed, was in a state of panic. Each of these women, as they turned to this psychiatrist for help, was to create in him a sensation of repugnance as they revealed their ""other side"" (their aggressive attitudes towards the men they dominated and denied, their unnatural responses toward childbearing, etc.) which in turn brought the analyst's recognition of his own duality..... One may question the advisability of presenting clinical material in a popular form; the title in any case may help to alienate an audience.

Pub Date: April 30, 1959

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1959

Categories: NONFICTION