Mourning and Melancholia

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Mourning and Melancholia
AuthorSigmund Freud
Original titleTrauer und Melancholie
LanguageGerman
SubjectsMourning
Melancholia
Publication placeGermany

Mourning and Melancholia (German: Trauer und Melancholie) is a 1917 work of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.[1]

In this essay, Freud argues that

pathological
.

It has been argued by some writers that Freud's description of mourning in this work is not compatible with current models of mourning.[2][3]

Further reading

  • Freud, Sigmund (1914–1916). The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, Volume XIV, On The History of Psycho-Analytic Movement, Papers on Metapsychology and Other Works (PDF). London: Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis. Retrieved November 26, 2023. The book link is to Sigmund Freud's essay "Mourning and Melacholia" which has been extracted from the book.

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