Throughout the Life Span: Issues Unique to Women in Psychodynamic Treatment

The reviewer notes that this book (see record 1993-97828-000), written in response to a mandate from the American Psychiatric Press, examines psychodynamic theory and techniques as they relate specifically to women. The authors provide an overview of major treatment issues, and suggest methods that have been found to be helpful in working with women, using material from both psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. In addition to various developmental issues, this book covers topics that are central to women's lives, and to the effective and ethical treatment of female patients. Overall, the reviewer notes that this book offers a more thorough summary of psychodynamic theory in relation to contemporary views on the psychology of women than most texts on the psychology of women or psychodynamic techniques. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)