Sabina Spielrein: From Jung to Freud

Sabina Spielrein was a pioneer in the field of child psychoanalysis. However, her important role was only recently recognized after her personal diary and several pieces of evidence of her correspondence with Freud and Jung were discovered. Until then, Spielrein was simply Jung's patient, who had an affair with him while undergoing treatment for hysteria in a psychiatric hospital in Zurich. At the time, the scandal surrounding the couple brought Jung's relationship with his mentor, Freud, into sharp focus. This book, based on Sabina Spielrein's life, allows the reader to recognize the beginnings of several schools of psychoanalysis. "This biography reads like a captivating novel." - Barbara Peter, Facts