The Scientific Basis of Primal Therapy by the author of i I i ARTHUR JANOY $7.95 THE ANATOMY OF MENTAL ILLNESS The Scientific Basis of Primal Therapy ARTHUR JANOYfhd Arthur Janov's immensely successful and controversial The Primal Scream cre- ated a virtual revolution and has since become one of the most talked-about works in the field of psychotherapy. Now Dr. Janov presents the equally contro- — versial companion to that book the sup- porting data and scientific basis of Primal Therapy. Here are extensive follow-ups to case histories of discharged patients who re- port they have been freed not only from psychological problems but from such physical disorders as colitis, headaches, addiction to alcohol and cigarettes, and even epilepsy. Janov casts new interpre- tations on the phenomena of sleep and dreams. But perhaps the most starthng material in the book is Janov's report on "birth primals," in which patients in Prima—l Therapy relive the trauma of birth itself often discovering from these vivid earliest insights the roots of lifelong neu- roses! Presenting both the scientific back- ground of Primal Therapy and its demon- (Continiiedon backflap) 11^1 THE ANATOMY OF MENTAL ILLNESS: The Scientific Basis of Primal Therapy Books by Arthur Janov THE PRIMAL SCREAM THE ANATOMY OF MENTAL ILLNESS ANATOMY THE OF MENTAL ILLNESS: The Scientific Basis of Primal Therapy ARTHUR by JANOV, Ph.D. FOUNDEDIt)* GPPS G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, New York ARTHUR JANOV Copyright© 1971 by All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission. Published simultaneously in Canada by Longmans Canada Limited, Toronto, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-171474 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA This book is dedicated to the alleviation of the suffering of mankind.