OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Best of the Field In Dr. Owen Renik’s latest book, Practical Psychoanalysis for Therapists and Patients, he attempts to dispel the myth that psychoanalysis is an impractical “science” focused only on the journey to self-discovery. In the excerpt below, he further elaborates on what he refers to as the “oxymoron of practical psychoanalysis” and paints a new picture of an often misunderstood and under-rated type of therapy. - Editor Julie Rutledge …No surprise…that psychoanalysis has come to be regarded by the public at large as an esoteric . . .

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Best of the Field In Dr. Owen Renik’s latest book, Practical Psychoanalysis for Therapists and Patients, he attempts to dispel the myth that psychoanalysis is an impractical “science” focused only on the journey to self-discovery. In the excerpt below, he further elaborates on what he refers to as the “oxymoron of practical psychoanalysis” and paints a new picture of an often misunderstood and under-rated type of therapy. - Editor Julie Rutledge …No surprise…that psychoanalysis has come to be regarded by the public at large as an esoteric . . .