| Abstract: | Comments on the original article, "Time on my hands: The dilemma of the chronically late patient" by W. W. Meissner (see record 2006-20697-003). Meissner's paper purports to examine a chronically late patient. What emerges instead is an example of antigay analytic bias that is rarely acknowledged in this era of increasing acceptance of nonheterosexual orientation. Fr. Meissner described his use of coercive interpretations and collusion with the patient to suppress unwanted expressions of and activities around sexual orientation. This commentary briefly recapitulates the recent history of psychoanalysis' awakening over issues of sexual orientation and attempts by the profession's major figures to expand their understanding of human sexuality. The opportunity to reexamine an historical homophobic stance is used in this commentary to produce a more parsimonious interpretation of the patient's chronic lateness and other issues around contamination of the treatment by antigay analytic bias. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
