Transgender Identities: A Contemporary Introduction

Alessandra Lemma's book provides an overview of psychoanalytic understandings, approaches, and controversies around transgender identifications, with case vignettes and a critical overview of psychoanalytic approaches. It also outlines a psychoanalytically informed ethical framework to support clinicians working with individuals who request medical transitioning and addresses the ethical challenges faced by clinicians in light of the current emphasis on gender affirmative care.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 29 December 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking new book by Alessandra Lemma offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of psychoanalytic understandings, approaches, and debates surrounding transgender identities. Through the use of case vignettes, Lemma provides a timely and comprehensive synthesis of current research, while also offering a critical evaluation of psychoanalytic approaches to transgender identities. By distilling some of the contemporary controversies surrounding how to approach this topic in the consulting room, Lemma offers valuable guidance for clinicians working with individuals who request medical transitioning. Moreover, she develops a psychoanalytically informed ethical framework to support clinicians in this endeavor, addressing the ethical challenges that arise in the context of the growing emphasis on gender affirmative care. As a part of the Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis series, this book holds immense significance for psychoanalysts in practice, academics, and anyone with an interest in transgender identities and mental health.

This groundbreaking new book by Alessandra Lemma offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of psychoanalytic understandings, approaches, and debates surrounding transgender identities. Through the use of case vignettes, Lemma provides a timely and comprehensive synthesis of current research, while also offering a critical evaluation of psychoanalytic approaches to transgender identities. By distilling some of the contemporary controversies surrounding how to approach this topic in the consulting room, Lemma offers valuable guidance for clinicians working with individuals who request medical transitioning. Moreover, she develops a psychoanalytically informed ethical framework to support clinicians in this endeavor, addressing the ethical challenges that arise in the context of the growing emphasis on gender affirmative care. As a part of the Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis series, this book holds immense significance for psychoanalysts in practice, academics, and anyone with an interest in transgender identities and mental health.

Weight: 166g
Dimension: 139 x 279 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367548247