Volume 8 of "The Collected Clinical Works of Alfred Adler" comprises
a rare find--twenty-eight of Adler's unpublished lectures to medical
students and physicians. From November to December, 1932, Adler gave
a weekly series of seven postgraduate lectures in English at the Long
Island College of Medicine, in Brooklyn, New York. He also gave a
series of at least fifteen lectures in German (dates unknown) at what
was identified only as an "Urban Hospital," somewhere in Europe. Six
additional lectures on a variety of clinical topics are also
included.

In his lectures to medical students, Adler provides a compact
overview of Individual Psychology, made three-dimensional with an
abundance of case illustrations. He spans the disciplines of
medicine and psychology with astute insight and practicality,
addressing the challenges of the mind-body influences; the use of
symptoms, illness and pain; the abuse of drugs; the proper use of
medication; and the symptoms of sleeplessness, stuttering, enuresis,
and sexual dysfunction.

His lectures to physicians focuses more deeply on psychopathology,
including the full spectrum from neurosis to psychosis. With
impressive skill, he integrates medical and psychological histories
in a rich variety of case illustrations followed by several live
demonstrations of interviews with patients. His prodigious medical
knowledge and psychological insight provide us with a rarely
equaled, inspiring example of diagnostic and therapeutic ability.

All of these never-before-published manuscripts add to our
appreciation of Adler's remarkable understanding of human nature and
the cure for mental suffering. His unique synthesis of
psychological and medical knowledge, as well as his exceptional,
creative intuition, provide us with a timeless, profound resource in
our continuing quest for improving our therapeutic abilities.

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