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Can you cite a scientific test that psychoanalysis is better than any other "sit down and talk" approach? I think Freud was a genius, so are many other people with bad theories, but he served a useful cultural function of shaking things up. However, I'm pretty sure that almost all of his ideas about psychology and mental illness are at best pseudoscience.
For a compelling critique from a philosophy of science perspective, see http://www.amazon.com/The-Foundations-Psychoanalysis-Philosophical-Pittsburgh/dp/0520050177
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