Contradictions in the sexuality of Indian women. Book Review Essay: Women’s sexuality and modern India: in a rapture of distress Contradictions in the sexuality of Indian women. Book Review Essay: Women’s sexuality and modern India: in a rapture of distress , by Amrita Narayanan, OXFORD University Press, 2023, 200 pp., ₹1,727.00, ISBN: 978-0-19-285981-5

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsMaria Campo-RedondoMaria Campo-Redondo has developed a professional career in the field of psychology and counseling, as researcher, educator and clinician. She is Emeritus Professor of the University of Zulia (Venezuela) and currently holds an appointment as Full Professor at the Master Program in Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University (UAE). She received a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Michigan University (USA) and a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a PhD from the University of Zulia (Venezuela); she also completed advanced postgraduate training in individual psychotherapy (Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, USA) and family psychotherapy (Wayne State University, USA). Dr. Maria is a registered psychologist and certified psychotherapist in the psychodynamic approach by the Venezuelan Association of Psychotherapy (endorsed by the World Council of Psychotherapy). Maria has extensive clinical experience working with people with anxiety, depressive and post traumatic stress disorders, among other mental health conditions. She has received grants to conduct research in the USA, Canada, Spain, UAE and Venezuela. She has published more than 60 papers in indexed scientific periodical journals (SCOPUS, Latindex, Scielo, among others). During her long academic life, she has supervised more than 20 master’s and doctoral students, both in internships and theses. Her research interests focus on the application of evidence-based psychodynamic/relational concepts to the understanding of human behavior and mental health, as well as the treatment of psychological suffering, in populations with emotional trauma, abuse and neglect. Dr Maria has important outcomes in the implementation of experiential training of graduate students in counseling and clinical psychology, such as the use reflective thinking and intersubjective focus, analysis of movie narratives, and dream appreciation, among others. Maria has presented papers in conferences in Caracas, Valencia (Venezuela), San Jose de Costa Rica, Buenos Aires, Haifa, Al Ain, Beijing, Prague, Ghent, Madrid,A Coruna, and Barcelona (Spain), among other cities.