Psychotic States in Children

Name: Psychotic States in Children
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book offers a detailed study of clinical work with psychotic children and adolescents and discusses the recent developments in psychoanalytic theory which have enabled this work to take place. It is intended to represent the psychotherapeutic approach to psychotic children and adolescents. > Since it was founded in 1920, the Tavistock Clinic has developed a wide range of psychotherapeutic approaches to community mental-health which have always been strongly influenced by psychoanalysis. In the last thirty years it has also developed systemic family therapy as a new theoretical model and clinical approach to family problems. The Clinic has become the largest training im3titUtion in Britain for work of this kind, providing post-graduate and qualifying courses in social work, psychology, psychiaay, child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy and, latterly, in nursing. It trains about 1200 student each year in over 45 courses. > Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction /Marga.