Psychoanalysis in Question is a much-needed introduction to the major criticisms of psychoanalysis as a theory and as a practice. Psychoanalysis in Question encourages psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and counsellors to adopt a more balanced view of their own discipline and aims to help students engage in critical debate during their training. David Livingstone Smith, outlining the main criticisms from outside the world of psychotherapy, explores the contentions of philosophers such as Karl Popper and Adolf Grunbaum. He assesses the scientific credibility of psychoanalysis, explaining the difficulty in obtaining evidence, using the experimental methods of research favored by the scientific community. Against this he sets the opposing view that psychoanalysis is not and should not strive to be a science and highlights the philosophical and ethical shortcomings, which accompany this view. Psychoanalysis in Question also examines the contemporary issues facing practitioners and the validity of key psychoanalytic concepts such as the unconscious, free association, transference and counter-transference. The future of psychoanalysis depends on the ability of practitioners to analyze its flaws and to answer its critics. Providing a highly readable Psychoanalysis in Question is an accessible introduction, which will help trainees, and practitioners grasp the key debates.