The 18 best books of Psychoanalysis

Masterpieces by Freud and other authors who set the standard in the world of Psychoanalysis.

The psychoanalysis and Freudian theories are one of the most interesting aspects of the history of psychology. However, psychoanalytic theory and practice are based on a sea of concepts that are not particularly easy to understand, which makes it difficult for students and the curious who want to get started through books on psychoanalysis.

This selection with recommended books on psychoanalysis wants to be a help for these people who are hesitating among the great amount of pages that have been written on the subject. At the beginning we present books on psychoanalysis in Spanish, and at the end of the article there is an extension with readings in English.

Psychoanalysis books in Spanish

If what you are looking for is to be able to read books on psychoanalysis in Spanish, this selection will be useful for you. Here you will find a selection of works to introduce you to the subject.

1. "Introduction to Psychoanalysis", by Sigmund Freud

A work that is among the books of Sigmund Freud s most important books and which has a special value, as it offers us a vision of the way in which the father of the psychodynamic current understood psychoanalysis. Its pages offer explanations about the Freudian conception of mental disorders, the unconscious and the way in which it manifests itself.

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2. "Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession", by Janet Malcolm

This is one of the books on psychoanalysis that presents this discipline in a more original way. Instead of simply reviewing Freud's legacy with an academic or encyclopedic tone, This work focuses on the work of a psychoanalyst and the way in which dialogue with him allows us to learn about his life, training, and the connection between what he does and the history of psychoanalysis.and the connection between what he does and the history of psychoanalysis.

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3. "The Interpretation of Dreams", by Sigmund Freud

One of the oldest psychoanalysis books written in the decade in which Sigmund Freud finished developing theoretically his first ideas about the unconscious and its role in psychopathology.

The father of psychoanalysis believed that elements belonging to our unconscious are revealed in our dreams, albeit disguised through a special symbology. That is why he he believed that interpreting these dreams was one of the pillars on which therapy could be based.This is why I believed that interpreting these dreams was one of the pillars on which therapy could be based, since in this way one could intuit traumas and emotional blockages based on past experiences.

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4. "The Ego and the It", by Sigmund Freud

This is one of the most important books on psychoanalysis, since it explains the ego structures: The Ego, the Ego and the Superego.. For Freud, each of these psychic instances had a role in the moral dimension of our actions and thoughts and served to explain what defense mechanisms are for and what produces frustration and repression.

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5. "The Black Book of Psychoanalysis", by Catherine Meyer

Essential reading to learn about the criticisms of psychoanalysis and its status in relation to science as it is understood in the as it is currently understood. People who have little knowledge of psychoanalysis will understand its limitations from a post-positivist point of view, and those who are more versed in the subject will reflect on the things they had learned before.

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6. "The Discomfort in Culture", by Sigmund Freud

Another of Freud's most important books on psychoanalysis.. Its pages explain the way in which the impulses of the individual rub against the external pressures coming from the culture according to the Freudian vision.

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7. "Theory and Technique of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy", by J. Coderch

Anyone who wants to know the practical proposals that have been made from psychoanalysis will find in this work a very complete book. It explains the elements that relate all the techniques promoted by psychoanalysts to each other..

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8. "Beyond the Pleasure Principle", by Sigmund Freud

In this book, Freud develops the concepts of life drives and death drives, and an explanation of repetitive and stereotyped behaviors.and an explanation of repetitive and stereotyped behaviors.

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9. "Psychoanalysis within everyone's reach", by Antoni Talarn

A relatively brief and tremendously accessible book about psychoanalysis and the social impact that it has had and the social impact it has had and continues to have. Very useful also to identify the false topics about psychoanalysis.

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10. "Three Essays on Sexual Theory", by Sigmund Freud

The sexual dimension has a very important role in Freud's ideas, and this book is a very good source.and this book is a very good way to access his ideas on the subject. The theory of psychosexual development is outlined in its pages.

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More books on psychoanalysis for further learning

If languages are not a problem for you, here are some of the most outstanding titles to read about psychoanalysis.

11. "Introduction to Psychoanalysis: contemporary Theory and Practice", by A. Bateman and J. Holmes

One of the best books on psychoanalysis for students.. Its relative brevity and the clarity with which it explains the historical path of psychoanalysis, mixing theory with examples, make it one of the best options to have a global vision of the subject.

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12. "Freud and Beyond", by S. A. Mitchell and M. J. Black

An excellent introductory book on psychoanalytic theory and practice and its historical development since Freud's death. since Freud's death. Very suitable to know the way in which psychoanalysis has evolved in the decades after the 1930s.

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13. "Beyond Freud: from Individual to Social Psychology", by Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm was one of the most renowned psychoanalysts with a humanistic approach.In this work he presents part of the journey of psychoanalysis from the original ideas of Sigmund Freud to the point where his disciples began to create different schools within the psychodynamic current.

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14. "The how-to book for Students of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy", by S. Bach

A very short book on psychoanalysis in which the basic concepts to understand the theory and practice are presented in a clear and simple way. to understand the theory and practice.

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15. "Martha Stark's Working with Resistance.

One of the best books on psychoanalysis applied to therapeutic processes; complex concepts are explained in a very accessible way, which makes this book a very interesting option for students.which makes this book a very interesting option for students.

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16. Jacques Lacan's "Writings".

One of the options for those who want to face a challenge. This referent of the current initiated with Freud is known for being difficult to understand and because, in addition, his way of transmitting ideas was basically through lectures. However, his influence has survived to the present day.

17. "A clinical introduction to Lacanian psychoanalysis, by Bruce Fink.

One of the best support books to understand Lacan's work, shedding a new light on his writings.

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18. "Studies on Hysteria, by Josef Breuer and S. Freud.

A work to explore the beginnings of psychoanalysis from one of the people who most influenced Sigmund Freud and the father of psychoanalysis himself.

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Bonus: "Psychologically Speaking", by Adrian Triglia, Bertrand Regader and Jonathan Garcia-Allen

It is not a book strictly focused on the world of psychoanalysis, but a general overview a general overview of all schools of psychology, with their teachings, theories and concepts.. If you want to have a deep look at authors such as Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung or Alfred Adler (but at the same time you want to know other figures such as Carl Rogers, Wilhelm Wundt or Albert Bandura), this book is for you.

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