SEX AND SHAME:
THE INHIBITION OF FEMALE DESIRES

Dianne Elise, Ph.D.

Personal and Supervising Analyst, and Faculty Member, at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California. Associate Editor for Studies in Gender and Sexuality, Editorial Board, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

This paper appears in the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (2008, pp. 73-98), and its subject matter will be the topic of a panel at the January, 2009 Winter Meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association in New York City.


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Clinical Illustration | Discussion | Conclusion