An interview with Martha J. Kirkpatrick, MD

V. Rosario

Martha J. Kirkpatrick has been a long-time leader in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, both as a woman and an "out" lesbian. Practicing psychiatry for over fifty years, she continues to revel in the psychoanalytic treatment of patients. As a dedicated, challenging, and much sought-after supervisor, Dr. Kirkpatrick has mentored numerous psychoanalysts and psychiatrists ln Los Angeles. She has particularly been a mentor to a long line of gay psychiatry residents, including this inerviewer. She has published extensively on the psychodynamics of female sexuality, psychotherapy with lesbians, and lesbian parenting,. She is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy.<Copies are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Center. The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA>