Sexual Orientation and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Sexual Science and Clinical Practice - Softcover

Friedman, Richard; Downey, Jennifer I; Downey, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0231120575 ISBN 13: 9780231120579

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book bridges psychoanalytic thought and sexual science. It brings sexuality back to the center of psychoanalysis and shows how important it is for students of human sexuality to understand motives that are often irrational and unconscious. The authors present a new perspective about male and female development, emphasizing the ways in which sexual orientation and homophobia appear early in life. The clinical section of the book focuses on the psychodynamics and treatment of homophobia and internalized homophobia.

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About the Author

Richard C. Friedman, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Weill Medical College, Cornell University, and a lecturer at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is the author of Male Homosexuality: A Contemporary Psychoanalytic Perspective.Jennifer I. Downey, M.D., is clinical professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is the editor, with Richard C. Friedman, of Masculinity and Sexuality: Selected Topics in the Psychology of Men.Friedman and Downey have coauthored numerous articles on psychoanalysis and sexuality. They are psychoanalysts in private practice in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231120575
• ISBN 13: 9780231120579
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 363