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Psychodynamic Theories
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Harry Stack Sullivan: His life and his work.

Chapman, A. H.. (1976). Harry Stack Sullivan: His life and his work.. New York:: Putnam's..
A very readable account of Sullivan's life combined with a discussion of the principal principles of interpersonal theory.

1995 Sullivan's closet: A reappraisal of Harry Stack Sullivan's life and his pioneering role in American psychiatry.

Allen, M. S.. 1995 Sullivan's closet: A reappraisal of Harry Stack Sullivan's life and his pioneering role in American psychiatry.. : Journal of Homosexuality, 29, 1-18..
Here, Michael Allen addresses the issue of Harry Stack Sullivan's homosexuality and ties his sexual orientation with his therapeutic work with schizophrenics at the Sheppard-Pratt Hospital in Baltimore

Psychiatrist of America: The life of Harry Stack Sullivan.

Perry, H. S.. (1982). Psychiatrist of America: The life of Harry Stack Sullivan.. Cambridge, MA:: Belknap Press..
Written by the former managing editor of Sullivan's journal, Psychiatry, this biography is the result of 20 years of careful research. Sullivan's personality emerges more fully than in any other biography.

The interpersonal theory of psychiatry.

Sullivan, H. S.. (1953). The interpersonal theory of psychiatry.. New York:: Norton..
As the first book prepared from Sullivan's unpublished lectures, this work contains the most complete account of interpersonal theory, including the six developmental epochs.