Most adults do not question the fact that they are male or female. However, a very small minority faces a discrepancy between their subjective experience as being a man or a woman and their biological sex. They are individuals with gender identity problems. In others, discrepancies exist between their genetic, gonadal, hormonal, or genital sex. These individuals suffer from various inter-sex conditions. In this volume, the authors provide an overview of the research, clinical insights, and ethical dilemmas facing clinicians who work with these children, adolescents, and their families.

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Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices" presents an overview of the research, clinical insights, and ethical dilemmas relevant to clinicians who treat intersex youth and their families. Exploring gender development from a cross-cultural perspective, esteemed scholar Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis and experienced practitioner Friedemann Pfnfflin focus on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment issues. To bridge research and practical application, they include numerous case studies, definitions of relevant terminology, and salient chapter summaries."

This is a fascinating book which will be of interest to those concerned with forensic contexts. It combines theoretical and practical content and provides an excellent source of literature for further reading. This is a book at the frontier of knowledge in a specific domain that offers a useful first source for thinking about how attachment theory can be applied in forensic situations.' -Journal of Interprofessional Care, October 2006 A Matter of Security is an invigoration collection of essays in which attachment theory is used as a framework to explore a variety of issues in forensic...

Seit jeher in der Geschichte der Psychoanalyse und Psychotherapie sind Fallberichte fur die Entwicklung der Theorie und therapeutischen Technik von zentraler Bedeutung, angefangen bei Sigmund Freuds beruhmten literarischen Texten und fortgefuhrt in Transkripten tonbandprotokollierter Aufzeichnungen einzelner Sitzungen und vollstandiger Therapieverlaufe. Auch Patienten beschreiben ihre Therapien und nehmen kritisch oder zustimmend Stellung zu dem, was sie in ihrer Therapie erlebt haben und wie ihnen die Behandlung geholfen oder geschadet hat. Erst uber die Polaritat beider Perspektiven lassen...