In this expanded edition of his classic work, internationally known Viennese psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl sets forth the principles of existential psychiatry.  Frankl holds that man's search for meaning in existence is a primary facet of his being; if the search is unrequited, it leads to neurosis. The role of the therapist, then, is to help the patient discover a purposefulness in his life.


"Perhaps the most significant thinking since Freud and Adler.''--American Journal of Psychiatry


"Well written and backed by powerful personal conviction, it contains many valuable practical hints."--American Journal of Psychotherapy

Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1997) was Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Vienna. During World War II, he spent three years in Auschwitz, Dachau, and other concentration camps. He was the founder of the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy—the school of logotherapy—and President of the Austrian Medical Society of Psychotherapy. His twenty-nine books have been translated into twenty-one languages.

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In this expanded edition of his classic work, internationally known Viennese psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl sets forth the principles of existential psychiatry.  Frankl holds that man's search for meaning in existence is a primary facet of his being; if the search is unrequited, it leads to neurosis. The role of the therapist, then, is to help the patient discover a purposefulness in his life.


"Perhaps the most significant thinking since Freud and Adler.''--American Journal of Psychiatry


"Well written and backed by powerful personal conviction, it contains many valuable practical hints."--American Journal of Psychotherapy

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Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1997) was Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Vienna. During World War II, he spent three years in Auschwitz, Dachau, and other concentration camps. He was the founder of the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy—the school of logotherapy—and President of the Austrian Medical Society of Psychotherapy. His twenty-nine books have been translated into twenty-one languages.

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