Recognizing the infant as subject in infant-parent psychotherapy

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 961-979

  Salo, Frances Thomson ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Failure thrive; Infant as subject; Infant parent psychotherapy; Mirror neurons; Reciprocal interactive intervention; Therapeutic action

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPATHY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROJECTION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34548052508     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/D67X-384K-9888-210J     Document Type: Article

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