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Book Review: The Sword of Laban: Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Dissociated Mind. By William D. Morain

Book Review: The Sword of Laban: Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Dissociated Mind. By William D. Morain 124 Book Reviews 2. Jamison KR: Touched with Fire. Manic-Depressive Illness Journal of Psychiatry). Dr. Nemiah skillfully dis- and the Artistic Temperament. The Free Press, A Division cusses the development of theories of dissociation of Macmillan Inc., New York, New York, 1993. 3. Jamison KR: An Unquiet Mind. A memoir of moods and and two models of mental functioning—Janet’s defi- madness. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 1995. cit model and Freud’s conflict model of psychopathol- ogy. He points out that Morain in his analysis of Richard Balon, M.D. Joseph Smith Jr. avoids emphasis of any of those Wayne State University School of Medicine models, rather documenting objective details and ob- Detroit, Michigan servations of ‘‘an overwhelmingly painful surgical procedure endured by Joseph Smith Jr. at the age of The Sword of Laban: Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Disso- seven, and . . . goes . . . to demonstrate how the ciated Mind. By William D. Morain, American horrifying real events of the surgery combined with Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1998, the development phase-specific fantasies of a 7-year- pp. 246. $23.95. old boy to bring about a permanent pathological dis- tortion of Joseph Smith’s entire early http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Clinical Psychiatry Springer Journals

Book Review: The Sword of Laban: Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Dissociated Mind. By William D. Morain

Balon, Richard
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry , Volume 12 (2) – Oct 8, 2004
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2000 by American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology
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1040-1237
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1573-3238
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10.1023/A:1009018721124
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124 Book Reviews 2. Jamison KR: Touched with Fire. Manic-Depressive Illness Journal of Psychiatry). Dr. Nemiah skillfully dis- and the Artistic Temperament. The Free Press, A Division cusses the development of theories of dissociation of Macmillan Inc., New York, New York, 1993. 3. Jamison KR: An Unquiet Mind. A memoir of moods and and two models of mental functioning—Janet’s defi- madness. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 1995. cit model and Freud’s conflict model of psychopathol- ogy. He points out that Morain in his analysis of Richard Balon, M.D. Joseph Smith Jr. avoids emphasis of any of those Wayne State University School of Medicine models, rather documenting objective details and ob- Detroit, Michigan servations of ‘‘an overwhelmingly painful surgical procedure endured by Joseph Smith Jr. at the age of The Sword of Laban: Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Disso- seven, and . . . goes . . . to demonstrate how the ciated Mind. By William D. Morain, American horrifying real events of the surgery combined with Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1998, the development phase-specific fantasies of a 7-year- pp. 246. $23.95. old boy to bring about a permanent pathological dis- tortion of Joseph Smith’s entire early

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