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There has been a considerable dearth of psychoanalytic literature on menopause. At first glance this is surprising, since menopause is an inescapable fact in the life history of women, a psychophysical passage replete with layers of multiple meanings. As such, it would appear to be a treasure trove for psychoanalytic investigation of the vicissitudes of development and of the interaction between a biological event and its numerous diverse psychic manifestations.
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Mendell, D. (1988). A Study of Menopausal Women in Analytic Treatment. In: Offerman-Zuckerberg, J. (eds) Critical Psychophysical Passages in the Life of a Woman. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5362-1_13
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