First developed by Sigmund Freud in 1890s Vienna as treatment for neurotic patients, psychoanalysis has matured, metamorphosed and diversified into a heterogeneous body of theories that not only underpin a wide range of psychological therapies, but also constitute a globally influential system of analysis and critique in the arts and social sciences.In Freud & Co, Liz Allison traces the origins and development of psychoanalysis and the complex and multifaceted story of its impact on contemporary culture. As authoritative as it is accessible, as rigorous as it is readable, A Short History of Psychoanalysis successfully demystifies a critically important area of twentieth and twenty-first-century thought for a literate but non-specialist audience.