Outlining the main criticisms from outside the world of psychotherapy, the author explores the contentions of philosophers such as Karl Popper and Adolf Grünbau... » 

Outlining the main criticisms from outside the world of psychotherapy, the author explores the contentions of philosophers such as Karl Popper and Adolf Grünbaum. He assesses the scientific credibility of psychoanalysis, explaining the difficulty in obtaining evidence, using the experimental methods of research favoured by the scientific community. «