Special Problems of Women in Psychotherapy

Henry J. Friedman, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 31, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.3.405

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Feminist critics have failed to acknowledge the usefulness of Freud’s neutral observations about female sexual development. This paper is an attempt to refute the prejudiced, incorrect view of the modern psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapist as sexist in orientation. Several detailed case examples are utilized to illustrate the interpretive treatment of excessive passivity in women patients with a variety of neurotic difficulties.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 31 • Number 3 • 1977, pp. 341–499

Pages: 405 - 416

PubMed: 900313

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Published in print: 1977, pp. 341–499

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Henry J. Friedman, M.D.^*

Boston, Mass.

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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; Director, OutPatient Psychiatry, Tufts New England Medical Center, 171 Harrison Ave., Boston, Mass. 02111.

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