Ester Palerm Mari, MD and clinical psychologist, is a member of the Spanish Psychoanalytical Society (SEP), a component society of the International Psychoanalytical Association. Dr Palerm served on the Board of Directors of the SEP from 2008 to 2012. She was part of the staff of the Psychosomatic Unit at the Hospital de St. Pau i la Santa Creu in Barcelona and now has a private practice in Barcelona where she works as a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist for children, adolescents and adults. She has written papers on a diverse number of themes such as pregnancy, delivery, postpartum period and sexuality. Her COWAP-related activities include coordinating and participating in workshops at European COWAP conferences.
This book presents a wide range of psychoanalytic writing on masculinity and femininity from British, European, and North and South American perspectives, exploring how masculine and feminine... (more)