<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>
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<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>
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<P>This new edition draws on evidence from contemporary research, with new material on: </P>
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<LI>Embodied communication between parent and infant and clinician-patient/s</LI>
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<LI>Fathers and fathering</LI>
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<LI>Engagement of at-risk populations</LI>
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<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>