On Incest explores the theories and reasons behind incest, using themes such as gender identity and perversion. This fourth volume in the Psychoanalysis & Women Series for the Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis of the International Psychoanalytical Association contains papers from leading experts in the field.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Incest yesterday and today: from conflict to ambiguity -- Incest(s) and the negation of otherness -- Incest: the crushed fantasy -- Incest: a therapeutic challenge -- Incest: the damaged psychic flesh -- Counterpoints