Electra vs Oedipus explores the deeply complex and often turbulent relationship between mothers and daughters. In contrast to Sigmund Freuds conviction that the father is the central figure, the book puts forward the notion that women are in fact far more (pre)occupied with their mother.

Drawing on the authors extensive clinical experience, the book provides numerous case studies which shed light on womens emotional development. Topics include:

• love and hate between mothers and daughters
• the history of maternal love
• childbirth and depression
• rejected mothers.

Electra vs Oedipus will be a valuable resource for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and all those with an interest in the dynamics of the motherdaughter relationship.