Product Description: Psychoanalytic Therapy with Infants and Parents provides a clear guide to clinical psychoanalytic work with distressed babies and unhappy parents, a numerous clinical group so often in need of urgent help. Although psychoanalytic work is primarily verbal, and infants may have limited language, this form of treatment is receiving increased attention among therapists...read more

Product Description: What is mental health in infancy and early childhood? Why is it important? How does the infant-parent relationship influence development, and how do these early experiences shape our lives? How can clinical assessment and intervention focus on these early relationships to improve developmental outcomes for infants, young children, and their families? This thoroughly updated and expanded second edition provides an evidence-based and practical approach to assessment of young children and their families across diverse settings...read more

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Product Description: For effective assessment and intervention with infants and young children, professionals need to incorporate psychological, medical, and family factors but too often, infant mental health and early intervention are dealt with separately rather than together...read more

A child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst discusses her approach to restoring the health of infants who are born unhealthy or are subjected to early trauma surrounding birth, such as the death of a twin sibling or the depression of a parent.

Product Description: This book focuses on the variety of issues that impact the mental heal th development of children. In this book the professional is introduce d to concepts in infant mental health and their implications for worki ng with infants with developmental delays and disabilities...read more

Product Description: Offers 12 real-life stories written by infant mental health specialists about their work with young children and families. Each case study also reveals the supervision and consultation that supported the specialist, and the specialist's interaction with the larger service system...read more

Infant observation carried out within the family is a compelling approach to the study of early human development, vividly revealing the impact of intergenerational patterns of child-rearing and the complex relationship between nature and nurture. It provides unique insights into the early origins of emotional disturbance and suggests ways in which healthy development can be promoted by both professional and parent, often resulting in changes to clinical practice. Developments in Infant Observation: The Tavistock Model is a collection of twelve key papers from international contributors. It offers an overview of current practice, explores the new concepts that have arisen from direct observation, and shows how the findings from observation are being applied in the research setting. An essential text for child psychotherapists in training and practice, this is a book that brings alive the academic theories of child development through thought-provoking and stimulating case-studies which will be of interest to any professional working with children. (view table of contents)

Product Description: As the structure of the family changes with the proliferation of single parent families, working mothers, infant and day care, and societal complexities and stresses, early therapy for the mother-child dyad becomes critical. Gochman's program, begun under the auspices of the National Institute of Mental Health, has made an impact on the Washington, D...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This collection of papers is devoted to evaluating and treating psychological problems in early infancy. It presents a variety of assessment methods and treatment modalities, and in particular focuses on ways of intervening in an impaired mother-infant relationship.

Product Description: The first two years of life are recognized as the most crucial developmental period for the establishment of personality and mental health in the infant. The relationship between caregivers and the infant is crucial to developing healthy means of communicating...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Older, classic text. Psychology textbook. Research in the field of infant psychiatry.

Product Description: Designed to clarify the critical issues concerning infant intervention, this timely and insightful book features some controversial observations on the state of existing programs. Nationally recognized authorities present an historical overview of infant stimulation, discuss infant intervention research and public policy decisions, assess the efficacy of current intervention programs, and address general issues of normal child development as they apply to the concepts of infant intervention...read more

Product Description: Psychopathology and Adaptation in Infancy and Early Childhood: Principles of Clinical Diagnosis and Preventive Intervention (Clinical Infant Reports)

A review of actual cases illustrates the clinical methods used to identify emotional disorders in infants, plan a course of treatment, and evaluate the young patient's progress