Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy

<p><em>The Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy</em> 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. </p><p>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. </p><p>This new edition draws on evidence from contemporary research with new material on: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Embodied communication between parent and infant and clinician-patient/s</li> <p> </p> <li>Fathers and fathering</li> <p> </p> <li>Engagement of at-risk populations</li> </ul><p>Written by a team of experienced clinicians writers teachers and researchers in the field of infant development and psychopathology <i>The Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy</i> will be an essential resource for all professionals working with children and their families including child psychiatrists psychoanalysts psychotherapists and clinical and developmental psychologists. </p>