Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl

with Analytic Interpretation

by Marguerite Sechehaye

translated by Grace Rubin-Rabson 

First edition.  New York:  Grune & Stratton, 1951 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Grained red paper covers with black text. 
• Thin boards show some creasing, scuffing, edgewear.  Corners are scuffed, with exposed board.  See photos.  
• Spine, slightly cocked, has black text and is sunned with  bumped, chipped ends, a repair to head end.  See photos.  
• Binding is secure. 
• Pastedowns and feps have an owner's name at front.  
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• PS2025.0409

161 pages. 4 7/8 x 7 inches

A Very Good copy of this scarce and delicate First edition of a classic psychiatric study.  Publisher's original red paper grained boards indicative of first issue, titles in black on top board and spine.  Apart from an owner's name on the fep, this copy is unmarked.  

Marguerite Sechehaye (1887-1964), a Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst, followed the work of Sigmund Freud and Jean Piaget closely, believing there was a link between psychosis and trauma experienced as a child.  One of her most notable cases was undertaken with a psychotic patient referred to as "Renée", a pseudonym used for Louisa Düss, who the Sechehayes eventually adopted.  Over the course of their work together, Sechehaye took the unique approach of chronicling Düss' journal entries and personal reflections in tandem with her own clinical commentary.  The approach significantly influenced mental illness research by introducing an antipsychiatry framework that positioned the patient's experiences as a valid means of establishing their case histories.  In this work, one of the earliest autobiographical accounts of schizophrenia, Dr. Sechehaye records the 'visions' of 'Renee' along with her clinical commentary.

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