The Selected Correspondence of Karl A. Menninger, 1946-1965

by Karl A. Menninger, Virginia D. Pruitt (Editor)

Previously unpublished letters of the distinguished psychiatrist illuminate his fundamental concerns, ideals, and philosophy over 20 years on causes such as psychoanalysis, the rights of minorities and the disadvantaged, and the fortunes of the Menninger Clinic and Sanitarium. His correspondence with prominent professionals such as Anna Freud, Erik Erikson, and Ernest Jones also reveals their thinking on controversial topics. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

278 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1995

About the author

Karl Augustus Menninger (July 22, 1893 – July 18, 1990) was an American psychiatrist and a member of the Menninger family of psychiatrists who founded the Menninger Foundation and the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.