Review of Our Neurotic Age. A Consultation

Abstract

Reviews the book, Our Neurotic Age. A Consultation edited by Samuel D. Schmalhausen. The title indicates that the author conceived neuroticism on a grand scale. In this volume one meets the King and the cat. Part I is quite worth while and needs no further comment. The editor seems to have quite a journalistic flair but this effort in psychology is somewhat bizarre. Parts of this volume suggest rather crude forms of vicarious exhibitionism; much of it could be regarded as a tramp through psychological slums. There seems to be an attempt to make Hollywood seem the normal state of health of American society rather than the abscess that it is. Is this a compensatory volume or is it meant to serve as a safety valve for some neurotic conditions? (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)