<P>Drawing on Dinora Pines¿ lifetime of clinical experience this classic book provides a psychoanalytic understanding of women¿s relationships with their bodies, focusing on key moments in women¿s lives. </P><P>With chapters organised to follow the female life-cycle, topics covered include:</P><UL><P><LI>the turbulence of adolescence </LI><LI>pregnancy and childbirth </LI><LI>infertility and abortion </LI><LI>menopause and old age</LI><LI>the traumatic effects of surviving the Holocaust. </LI><P></P></UL><P>With a foreword from Susie Orbach, this book will be of interest to mental health professionals including counsellors, psychotherapists and psychoanalysts. </P><P></P>