On Incest

This fourth volume in the Psychoanalysis and Women series contains papers delivered at the 2003 conference for the International Psychoanalytical Association's Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis, along with two additional papers based on discussions at the event. The authors examine theories of incest, including Freudian and post- Freudian approaches and treatment theories, and cases from clinical practice. Distributed by Stylus Publishing. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Giovanna Ambrosio is a full member of the Italian Psychoanalytical Association and the International Psychoanalytical Association, Secretary of the Italian Psychoanalytical Association, Chief Editor of the Journal Psicoanalisi, and European co-chair of the Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis. Her main scientific interests include the field of the intrapsychic interaction relationship between "truth and the false", the meanings of "lies" and issues related to the well-known problem of the "confusion of tongues".