 Erin Shoemaker criticized Janov's ideas about homosexuality in the gay magazine "The Body Politic", noting that clinical studies contradicted Janov's view that girls become lesbians through being seduced by older women and that Janov did not have a clear idea of what constituted "real" behavior.The psychoanalyst Joel Kovel argued in "A Complete Guide to Therapy" (1976) that "The Primal Scream" shows that Janov is one of several figures in the history of psychotherapy who have come to be seen as savior figures.He credited Janov with tapping a "bedrock of great emotional power."