On 13 March 1988, the Observer settled on the chaise longue to explore why psychoanalysis had become ‘the third favourite conversation at London dinner parties (after house prices and schools)’. Therapy was the preserve of the ‘middle middles’ according to psychotherapist John Rowan. ‘It’s the halfway successes that have this feeling. The total successes haven’t… Continue reading Reflections on the rise of psychoanalysis, 1988 | Mental health