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The Primal Scream (1970) is a book by Dr. Arthur Janov, the inventor of Primal Therapy, sometimes wrongly called "primal scream therapy".

The book summarises Janov's clinical work to that point, with Janov claiming to have found the cure for neurosis. Janov's theory holds that accumulations of emotionally painful events (Primal Scenes) permanently affect psychological health, and that resolution (and hence cure) can come about only by reliving those experiences in therapy, and resolving them by feeling the pain. The book identified many behaviours, including homosexuality, as symptoms of neurosis.

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Janov, A. The Primal Scream (1970) ISBN 0-349-11829-9

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+'''''The Primal Scream''''' ([[1970]]) is a book by Dr. [[Arthur Janov]], the inventor of [[Primal Therapy]], sometimes wrongly called "primal scream therapy".
-'''''The Primal Scream''''' ([[1970]]) is a book by Dr. [[Arthur Janov]], the inventor of [[Primal Therapy]]. It is subtitled, '''Primal Therapy: The Cure for Neurosis''.' Janov dedicated it to, 'my patients, who were real enough to recognize that they were sick and wanted to end the struggle, and to the youth of the world - the real hope of mankind.' <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 5}}</ref> On the acknowledgments page, Janov thanked his then wife Vivan Janov, the 'person who truly made this book possible.' <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 7}}</ref> Some editions featured [[Edvard Munch]]'s painting [[The Scream]] on the cover. See, for example, the 1977 edition published by ABACUS. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5}}</ref>
+The book summarises Janov's clinical work to that point, with Janov claiming to have found the cure for neurosis. Janov's theory holds that accumulations of emotionally painful events (Primal Scenes) permanently affect psychological health, and that resolution (and hence cure) can come about only by reliving those experiences in therapy, and resolving them by feeling the pain. The book identified many behaviours, including homosexuality, as symptoms of neurosis.
-''The Primal Scream'' contains an introduction, twenty one chapters, two appendixes, a bibliography and an index. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 15}}</ref>
-The introduction describes how Janov heard a remarkable scream from one of his patients, a twenty-two year old college student who he identified with the pseudonym Danny Wilson. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> Janov likened the scream to what one might hear from a person about to be murdered. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> Janov suggested that the scream could 'change the nature of [[psychotherapy]] as it is now known.' <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> According to Janov, despite the fact that neither his patient nor he himself could see the sense in such a childish act, he asked Wilson to call out "Mommy! Daddy!". <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> After some reluctancce and hesitation, Wilson followed Janov's instruction. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> As a result, Wilson became upset, had convulsions, and finally uttered a loud scream. Following the scream, Wilson declared that he could feel. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 10}}</ref> Several months later, Janov tried the same thing on another patient, who also screamed. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 10}}</ref> According to Janov, the patient then gained insights and seemed to understand himself. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 10}}</ref> Janov developed [[Primal Therapy]] as an outgrowth of his explanations of the changes he observed in his patients. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 11}}</ref>
-''The Primal Scream'' identified many behaviors as symptoms of [[neurosis]], including [[homosexuality]]. Homosexuality is one of the main subjects dealt with in chapter seventeen, 'Sexuality, Homosexuality, and Bisexuality.' Janov compared homosexuality to drug addiction, and denied that homosexual acts are sexual, insisting that they are a denial of real sexuality. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 302}}</ref>
-==Positive reviews==
-When it was published, ''The Primal Scream'' received a number of favourable reviews. Three of them were quoted from on the back cover of the 1977 ABACUS edition. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5}}</ref>
-The ''Berkeley Gazette'' wrote, 'Several times a century a book appears which holds promise of reshaping society...One such book has just been released which in the field of psychology could wield as much influence as the early writings of [[Sigmund Freud]] and probably work to a much better end.'
-''Publishers Weekly'' wrote that ''The Primal Scream'' was, 'A provocative and important book.'
-Robert Kitsch, Time Book Critic, wrote 'Dr Janov is an impressive writer and thinker. Certainly, it is a work worth reading and considering.'
 ==See also==
-[[Arthur Janov]]
-[[Homosexuality]]
-[[Neurosis]]
 [[Primal Therapy]]
+==References==
-[[Psychotherapy]]
-[[Scream therapy]]
-[[Sigmund Freud]]
-==Notes==
-{{reflist|2}}
 ===Books===
 *Janov, A. ''The Primal Scream'' (1970) ISBN 0-349-11829-9
+===External links===
+*[http://www.primaltherapy.com Dr. Arthur Janov's Primal Center home page]
+*[http://www.primalinstitute.com/ The Primal Institute directed by Vivian Janov]
+*[http://www.primalrevivre.ch/ The primal center in Geneva in Europe of Ansermot Myriam]
+*[http://www.debunkingprimaltherapy.com Debunking Primal Therapy website].
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