2nd Edition
by Tessa Baradon (Author), Michela Biseo (Author), Carol Broughton (Author), Jessica James (Author), Angela Joyce (Author)
The Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy
is a comprehensive handbook, addressing the provision of therapeutic
help for babies and their parents when their attachment relationship is
troubled and a risk is posed to the baby's development. Drawing on
clinical and research data from neuroscience, attachment and
psychoanalysis, the book presents a clinical treatment approach that is
up-to-date, flexible and sophisticated, whilst also being clear and easy
to understand.
The first section: The theory of
psychoanalytic parent infant psychotherapy – offers the reader a
theoretical framework for understanding the emotional-interactional
environment within which infant development takes place. The second
section, The therapeutic process, invites the reader into the consulting
room to participate in a detailed examination of the relational process
in the clinical encounter. The third section, Clinical papers, provides
case material to illustrate the unfolding of the therapeutic process.
This new edition draws on evidence from contemporary research, with new material on:
- Embodied communication between parent and infant and clinician-patient/s
- Fathers and fathering
- Engagement of at-risk populations
Written
by a team of experienced clinicians, writers, teachers and researchers
in the field of infant development and psychopathology, The Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy
will be an essential resource for all professionals working with
children and their families, including child psychiatrists,
psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and clinical and developmental
psychologists.
