Gender and Sexuality Arena

Culturally Responsive Counseling with Asian American Men

• Edited by William Ming Liu, Derek Kenji Iwamoto and Mark H. Chae.

Published February 2010

Asian American men represent a complex group with distinct psychological and mental health concerns, yet the current counseling literature is lacking in resources for clinicians working with this population. The purpose of this text is to provide practitioners with a comprehensive overview of…
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Please Select Your Gender

From the Invention of Hysteria to the Democratizing of Transgenderism

• By Patricia Gherovici.

Published January 2010

"I have the worst birth defect a woman can have: I was born with a penis and a pair of testicles." Thus we meet Hera, who shares her reason for starting psychoanalysis and whose statement embodies the debate over transgenderism, rigorously dissected in Please Select Your Gender. Is it a mental…
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Sex Changes

Transformations in Society and Psychoanalysis

• By Mark Blechner.

Published February 2009

The last half-century has seen enormous changes in society’s attitude toward sexuality. In the 1950s, homosexuals in the United States were routinely arrested; today, homosexual activity between consenting adults is legal in every state, with same-sex marriage legal in Massachusetts and …
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Heterosexual Masculinities

Contemporary Perspectives from Psychoanalytic Gender Theory

• Edited by Bruce Reis, and Robert Grossmark.

Published February 2009

In recent years there have been substantial changes in approaches to how genders are made and what functions genders fulfill. Most of the scholarly focus in this area has been in the areas of feminist, gay, and lesbian studies, and heterosexual masculinity - which tended to be defined by lack and…
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Feeling Queer or Queer Feelings?

Radical Approaches to Counselling Sex, Sexualities and Genders

• Edited by Lyndsey Moon.

Published November 2007

Feeling Queer or Queer Feelings? presents highly innovative and contemporary ideas for counsellors, counselling and clinical psychologists and psychotherapists to consider in their work with non-heterosexual clients. Ground-breaking ideas are presented by new thinkers in the area for issues…
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Inside and Out

Women, Prison, and Therapy

• Edited by Elaine J. Leeder.

Published May 2007

A critical perspective on the treatment of incarcerated women—and their childrenInside and Out: Women, Prison, and Therapy challenges conventional thinking about the therapeutic issues facing female prisoners and their children. Therapists, counselors, scholars, and activists examine the…
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Men's Violence Against Women

Theory, Research, and Activism

• By Christopher Kilmartin, and Julie Allison.

Published March 2007

This text offers a balance of clinical and social psychological theory and research, as well as prevention and intervention techniques with the purpose of understanding and ultimately ending gender-based violence. The authors address several forms of violence, including rape, intimate partner…
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The Female Body in Mind

The Interface between the Female Body and Mental Health

• Edited by Mervat Nasser, Karen Baistow and Janet Treasure.

Published March 2007

The Female Body in Mind introduces new ways of thinking about issues of women's mental health assessment and treatment. Its multidisciplinary approach incorporates social, psychological, biological and philosophical perspectives on the female body. The contributions, from notable academics in the…
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Envy, Competition and Gender

Theory, Clinical Applications and Group Work

• Edited by Leyla Navaro, and Sharan L. Schwartzberg.

Published January 2007

Envy, Competition and Gender provides a unique perspective on gender difference in relation to envy and competitiveness, reframing and de-demonizing these difficult emotions and revealing their potentially creative power. Incorporating perspectives from psychology, psychiatry, social work,…
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Women and Psychiatric Treatment

A Comprehensive Text and Practical Guide

• Edited by Claire Henderson, Catherine Smith, Shubulade Smith and Angela Stevens.

Published November 2006

Women and Psychiatric Treatment provides a practical guide to the challenge of preserving fairness in access and quality of provision of health care and argues that equity is only achievable through greater recognition of gender differences. Taking into account the main variables which influence…
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