Title: Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man
First published: 1998
Description: "Do the conventional insights of depth psychology have anything to offer the gay patient? Can contemporary psychoanalytic theory be used to make sense of gay identities in ways that are helpful rather than hurtful, respectful rather than retraumatizing? In Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man Jack Drescher addresses these very questions as he outlines a therapeutic approach to issues of sexual identity that is informed by traditional therapeutic goals (such as psychological integration and more authentic living) while still respecting, even honoring, variations in sexual orientation."--BOOK JACKET. "Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man provides the reader with a grasp of what it is like to discover that one is gay in our society and then to find the courage and humanity to live with that knowledge. Any mental health professional - regardless of his or her sexual orientation - who wishes to deal therapeutically with gay men will find Drescher's work indispensable. But it will also be compelling reading for anyone seeking psychological insight into gay men's lives and concerns."--Jacket.
Subjects: Gay men, Homosexuality, Male, Male Homosexuality, Mental health, Psychoanalysis and homosexuality, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychology, Psychoanalytic interpretation, Gays, mental health services, Psychoanalysis, Homosexuels masculins, Santé mentale, Psychanalyse et homosexualité, Groupes Balint, HEALTH & FITNESS, Diseases, General, MEDICAL, Clinical Medicine, Evidence-Based Medicine, Internal Medicine, Homosexualität, Psychoanalyse, Psychoanalytische therapie, Homoseksualiteit, Mannen, Mann, Gays, mental health, Psychotherapy
LC classification: RC558.3 .D74 1998