Leon J. Saul (1901–1983) was Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, and Emeritus Training and Supervising Analyst at the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute. He was past President of the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society and of the American Psychosomatic Society, and Psychiatric Consultant at Swarthmore College. He also served on the Board of Professional Standards of the American Psychoanalytic Association, and was the author of numerous books and articles.
In this classic study, Henri Parens and Leon J. Saul provide a comprehensive review of Freud’s writings on the subject of dependence, drawing attention to the fact that Freud said much more about... (more)