The novel use of the word psychoanalysis over a century ago by a then obscure Austrian neurologist, Sigmund Freud, sparked one of the most influential revolutions in human thought. The popularity of the word and Freud’s theories followed on from the publication of Studies in Hysteria in 1896, co-authored with Freud’s friend Joseph Breuer. Breuer’s “talking cure” impressed Freud, and Freud refers to Breuer’s great influence on him, although the partnership ended after the publication of this book.[1] A century later, many psychologists still see Freud as a pioneer, and yet few realise how derivative and unscientific his ideas were.…