26 APRIL 1957, Page 15

SIR,—Brian Inglis, speaking about Balint's new book on psychotherapy, says:

'I shall be surprised if Dr. Eysenck, after reading it, does not agree that such work is worth a thousand scientific experiments.' He will. I have. It isn't.—Yours faithfully,

H. J. EYSENCK Professor in Psychology Institute of Psychiatry, University of London