Citation

Beatrice J. J. Am. Psychoanal. Assoc. 1998; 46(3): 753-776.

Affiliation

Washington Psychoanalyitic Institute, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9795890

Abstract

A phase in the analysis of a young man is presented, demonstrating evidence of maternal sexual overstimulation from infancy through early adulthood. A consequence of this overstimulation was a regression to an unstable gender identity. The developmental line of gender identity proved useful in understanding this man's conflicts.

Language: en