Topics covered in this volume include: the importance of play in adulthood; narcissistic personality disorder; dream analysis; gender identity formation; autistic children; dyslexia; and aggression in children.

A guide for those charged with the protection of children in the legal system advises that people should use Anna Freud's counsel to 'put yourself in a child's place'

Examines important issues in child abuse and neglect cases and analyzes specific cases to discuss child placement

Uses case studies to show the correct and incorrect roles of lawyers, social workers, psychologists, judges, and administrators in determining custody, parental fitness, and child placement

Product Description: Expert, practical advice from two renowned authorities-a lawyer and a child psychiatrist-on how parents can help their children deal with the difficulties caused by family dissolution. In their discussion of custodial arrangements, visitation, and remarriage, Goldstein and Solnit emphasize not only the options open to parents but also the possible psychological and emotional repercussions on the children of decisions made by parents and other adults...read more

Three distinguished authorities in law, psychiatry, and child development critically evaluate current child placement laws