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Core theories of Freud

By Mindy Todd
Published October 21, 2026 at 10:39 AM EDT
Sigmund Freud, photographed here in 1905, was an Austrian neurologist who invented the treatment of mental illness and neurosis by means of psychoanalysis. He is important in psychology because he studied the unconscious mind.
Sigmund Freud, photographed here in 1905, was an Austrian neurologist who invented the treatment of mental illness and neurosis by means of psychoanalysis. He is important in psychology because he studied the unconscious mind.

Today on The Point, our panel of behavioral health experts revisits Sigmund Freud’s ideas in the light of modern neuroscience.

Did Freud understand something important about psychological suffering that modern psychiatry neglects?

We look at how neuroscience can help correct some of Freud’s important errors.

Our guests are Jenny Putnam, social worker, and psychiatrists Dr. Jonathan Schwartz and Dr. Marc Whaley. Mindy Todd hosts.

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Mindy Todd
Mindy Todd is the host and producer of <i>The Point</i> on WCAI which examines critical issues for Cape Cod and the Islands. She brings more than 40 years of experience in radio and television to WCAI.
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