Clinical psychology has traditionally ignored gender issues. The result has been to the detriment of women both as service users and practitioners. The contributors to this book show how this has happened and explore the effects both on clients and clinicians. Focusing on different aspects of clinical psychology's organisation and practice, including child sexual abuse, family therapy, forensic psychology and individual feminist therapy, they demonstrate that it is essential that gender issues are incorporated into clinical research and practice, and offer examples of theory and practice which does not marginalise the needs of women.

Jane M. Ussher is Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sussex.,
Paula Nicolson is Lecturer in Medical Psychology at the University of Sheffield.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Gender issues in the organisation of clinical psychology, Paula Nicolson; Chapter 2 Science sexing psychology, Jane M. Ussher; Chapter 3 From social abuse to social action, Sue Holland; Chapter 4 Consultation, Anne Peake; Chapter 5 Mad or just plain bad?, Jan Burns; Chapter 6 Working with families, Arlene Vetere; Chapter 7 Masculine ideology and psychological therapy, Frosh Stephen; Chapter 8 Working with socially disabled clients, Rachel E. Perkins; Chapter 9 Feminism, psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, Janet Sayers; Chapter 10 Feminist practice in therapy, Gilli Watson, Jennie Williams; Name Index; Subject Index;