Marshall Edelson, a Psychiatrist, Dies at 76
NY Times
Marshall Edelson, a Yale psychiatrist and author who received national attention in his field for his advocacy of scientific rigor in psychoanalysis, died on Sunday at his home in Woodbridge, Conn. He was 76.
The cause was congestive heart failure, his family said.
Dr. Edelson wrote extensively in subjects as diverse as linguistics, sociology and sociotherapy. He was probably best known for his 1988 book, “Psychoanalysis: A Theory in Crisis.” In that work, he defended psychoanalysis from critics who contended that the field had often lacked scientific discipline when examining its own research. Dr. Edelson argued that, with proper care, data from psychoanalytic sessions could be recorded and applied rigorously to test rival theories.
Sociotherapy and psychotherapy (Austen Riggs Center monograph series)
The practice of sociotherapy: A case study
Psychoanalysis: A theory in crisis
The idea of a mental illness
The termination of intensive psychotherapy (American lecture series, publication)
