This text focuses on the interweaving psychic realities and unconscious dynamics between family members in the context of changing patterns of socio-cultural expectations, ethical considerations and... (more)
The number of people suffering from different eating disorders has grown dramatically within the last twenty years. These two volumes examine feeding difficulties and eating disorders in children and... (more)
A collection of lectures by eminent members of the British Psycho-analytical Society. Includes papers on the experience of having a baby, pregnancy and the internal world, pregnancy after stillbirth... (more)
Traces the history and development of child psychoanalysis from its birth in Vienna to its present status as a thriving discipline, practiced on an international scale. The authors argue that a... (more)
On 16 occasions, from the age of two until the age of five, 'the Piggle' - a little girl seriously disturbed by the birth of a younger sister - visited Dr Winnincott. This is an account of her... (more)
Third edition. In this classic text, Jung's concept of archetypes is applied to the study of childhood development. Research on intra-uterine life and infancy has strengthened the author's view of... (more)
Gaddini, an eminent training analyst, was interested in the relationship between mental development and early body development. In this edited selection of his papers, clinical examples support his... (more)
Using not only the ideas of Winnicott and Bowlby, but also drawing on the phenomenological tradition of Cassirer and Susanne Langer, this book examines childhood experience and the nature of therapy.... (more)
This book presents a novel psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic method which enables expectant mothers to establish communication with their unborn babies.
After an exploration of the root... (more)
Systemic Perspectives in Mental Health, Social Work and Youth Care describes the theoretical foundations of a systemic framework, or ‘systemic lens’, and how the counsellor, therapist, social worker... (more)
Children and families burdened with attachment disruption, emotional distress, or psychological disorders need effective and immediate assistance. They do not have the time to wait for long-term... (more)
This book gathers together selected papers and book chapters by Dilys Daws, covering her 50 years of pioneering work as a child psychotherapist.
It provides those working with parents, infants,... (more)
This book is a study of infant mental health which blends knowledge and understanding from three perspectives: international research, theory, and intervention. The volume increases awareness of the... (more)
The Classic Edition of Heidi Keller’s Cultures of Infancy, first published in 2007, includes a new introduction by the author, which describes for readers the original context of her work, how she... (more)
Adolescent Portraits introduces contemporary theories and research that surround adolescent development today through eighteen first-person accounts written by young adults. The case study approach... (more)
This book investigates the experiences of severely troubled children and their families, teachers, and child psychoanalytic psychotherapists working together in primary schools.
The book begins... (more)
Mentalizing in Child Therapy focuses on open-ended psychotherapy for children with complex mental health issues and attachment problems. It offers examples of personalized and integrated treatment... (more)
In this new edition Blake gives a personal account of his professional experience of working with children and adolescents over the last 45 years. Providing a wonderful integration of the conceptual... (more)
Sleep problems are among the most common, urgent and undermining troubles parents meet. This book describes Dilys Daws' pioneering method of therapy for sleep problems, honed over 40 years of work... (more)
In this new book the author demonstrates that newborn children are fully cognitive human beings with the ability to discriminate and experience the world in sophisticated ways. He shows that not only... (more)
All families of children affected by trauma are on a journey, and this book will help to guide you and your family on your journey from trauma to trust. Sarah Naish shares her own experiences of... (more)
New Discoveries in Child Psychotherapy presents eleven new findings in child psychoanalytic research, most of them based on the experience of the clinical consulting room. Each chapter is the work of... (more)
Based on a hugely successful US model, the Seven Core Issues in Adoption is the first conceptual framework of its kind to offer a unifying lens that was inclusive of all individuals touched by the... (more)
This is the authoritative presentation of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC), the widely disseminated, evidence-based home-visiting intervention for parents of infants who have experienced... (more)
This beautifully illustrated guide helps young people with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) to understand their diagnosis, develop self-awareness and implement their own personalised... (more)
This essential book shows practitioners how they can engage with teens' online lives to support their mental health. Drawing on interviews with young people it discusses how adults can have open and... (more)
The definitive reference in the field--now significantly revised with 75% new material--this volume examines typical and atypical development from birth to the preschool years and identifies what... (more)
On Children Who Privilege the Body: Reflections of an Independent Psychotherapist brings together selected papers from the career of Ann Horne, and interrogates her vast experience in the field of... (more)
Therapeutic parenting is a deeply nurturing parenting style, and is especially effective for children with attachment difficulties, or who experienced childhood trauma. This book provides everything... (more)