Citation

Richards AK. J. Am. Psychoanal. Assoc. 2003; 51(4): 1199-1218.

Affiliation

New York Freudian Society, USA. 73441@compuserve.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14713011

Abstract

The history of ideas about perversion is considered, along with an examination of whether the concept is clinically useful. Three cases of varying degrees of severity are presented, illustrating the clinical value of the concept in the analytic situation. All three cases are women, and the particular usefulness of the concept of perversion for women is noted. The place of aggression and the pleasure resulting from its expression are highlighted.

Language: en