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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  This title in other editionsHandbook of Infant Mental Health
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:A comprehensive handbook offering a broad interdisciplinary analysis
of the developmental, clinical, and social aspects of infant mental
health. With chapters written by scholars and clinicians from a
variety of perspectives, the work is grounded in a relational view of
infancy and applies the findings of contemporary research in
developmental psychology to the problems encountered in clinical
practice. Extensive in its scope, the volume covers models of
development, risk conditions and protective factors, and social
policy considerations, as well as assessment, evaluation, and
diagnosis for all children from birth to three years of age.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Despite the wealth of research on infancy, this comprehensive handbook is the first to offer a broad interdisciplinary analysis of the developmental, clinical, and social aspects of infant mental health. With chapters written by scholars and clinicians from a variety of perspectives, the work is grounded in a relational view of infancy and applies the fruits of contemporary research in developmental psychology to the problems encountered in clinical practice. Extensive in its scope, this volume thoroughly covers models of development, risk conditions and protective factors, and social policy considerations, as well as assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis for all children from birth to three years of age. The broad initial chapters critically evaluate different models of development and developmental psychopathology, and the contexts of infant mental health, particularly the family. Subsequent chapters examine factors that may influence infant development, including adolescent motherhood, multiple family relationships, the consequences of poverty, and the effects of premature birth, parental mental illness, and maternal substance abuse. Issues of assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis are covered in detail, and separate chapters then focus on specific disorders--from traditional topics such as autism and failure to thrive to contemporary descriptions of regulatory and attachment disorders. An array of interventions --from practitioner-based models of psychotherapy to programmatic prevention and early intervention efforts--are presented. The final chapters on day care and custody illuminate social policy questions that can profoundly affect infant mental health. This book is unparalleled as a complete resource for a wide variety of professionals. Relevant to clinicians, investigators, and those concerned with social policy, it is an indispensable reference for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, pediatricians, nurses, special educators, policy makers, and early intervention specialists. It also serves as an excellent text for students in these disciplines. About the AuthorCharles H. Zeanah, Jr., M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is the Medical Director of a clinical intervention program for homeless adolescents and their infants. His research interests include the development of attachment and social competence, representational processes in parent-infant relationships, and attachment and relationship disorders in early childhood. He is Secretary of the World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) and Editor of the WAIMH Newsletter. Table of ContentsI. The Context of Infant Mental Health 1. Models of Development and Developmental Risk, Sameroff 2. The Family Context of Infant Mental Health: I. Affective Development in the Primary Caregiving Relationship, Lyons-Ruth and Zeanah, Jr. 3. The Family Context of Infant Mental Health: II. Infant Development in Multiple Family Relationships, Crockenberg, Lyons-Ruth, and Dickstein 4. The Sociocultural Context of Infant Development, Coll and Meyer II. Risk Conditions and Protective Factors 5. Poverty and Infant Development, Halpern 6. Prematurity and Serious Medical Illness in Infancy: Implications for Development and Intervention, Minde 7. Adolescent Parenthood: Risks and Opportunities for Mothers and Infants, Osofsky, Hann, and Peebles 8. Parental Mental Illness and Infant Development, Seifer and Dickstein 9. Maternal Substance Abuse and Infant Development, Zuckerman and Brown 10. Maltreatment and Infant Development, Mrazek III. Assessment 11. Clinical Interviews with Infants and Their Families, Hirshberg 12. Assessment of Developmental Status and Parent-Infant Relationships: The Therapeutic Process of Evaluation, Clark, Paulson, and Conlin 13. Use of Structured Research Procedures in Clinical Assessment of Infants, Crowell and Fleischmann IV. Disorders of Infancy 14. Classification and the Diagnostic Processin Infancy, Emde, Bingham, and Harmon 15. Autism and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volkmar 16. Mental Retardation, Thomasgard and Shonkoff 17. Communication Disorders in Infants and Toddlers, Prizant, Wetherby, and Roberts 18. Regulatory Disorders, Greenspan and Wieder 19. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Drell, Siegel, and Gaensbauer 20. Sleep Disorders, Sadeh and Anders 21. Failure to Thrive and Feeding Disorders, Benoit 22. Disorders of Attachment, Zeanah, Jr., Mammen, and Lieberman 23. Psychosomatic Processes and Physical Illnesses, Mrazek V. Intervention 24. A Multidimensional Analysis of Early Childhood Intervention Programs, Meisels, Dichtelmiller, and Liaw 25. Preventive Interventions: Enhancing Parent-Infant Relationships, Barnard, Morisset, and Spieker 26. Family Support Programs, Weissbourd 27. Interaction Guidance: Understanding and Treating Early Infant-Caregiver Relationship Disturbances, McDonough 28. Infant-Parent Psychotherapy, Lieberman and Pawl VI. Social Applications of Infant Mental Health 29. Infant Day Care, Barton and Williams 30. Infant Placement and Custody, Horner and Guyer 31. Infant Mental Health and Social Policy, Zigler, Hopper, and Hall What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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