Psychotherapy for Mothers and Infants: Interventions for Dyads at Risk

by Eva R Gochman

Overview

As the structure of the family changes with the proliferation of single parent families, working mothers, infant and day care, and societal complexities and stresses, early therapy for the mother-child dyad becomes critical. Gochman's program, begun under the auspices of the National Institute of Mental Health, has made an impact on the Washington, D.C. area and has ignited a carryover into development training and research in primary prevention programs. This is the first time that mother-infant psychotherapy has been presented outside the professional jourbanal literature. Through case studies, observations, and procedural explanations, Gochman lays out her practice in clear and urgent detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275949273
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/30/1995
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)
Lexile:	1130L (what's this?)

About the Author

EVA R. GRUBLER GOCHMAN is Director of the Parent and Infant Development Program, Commission on Mental Health Services, Department of Human Services, District of Columbia. The program began under the auspices of the National Institute of Mental Health at St. Elizabeths Hospital. She also does Superior Court ordered forensic psychological assessments of abused and neglected children and their families. Her private practice is in Potomac, Maryland. She is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology), and is a fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology. Gochman has lived and taught in Europe and Puerto Rico. She has coauthored (with S.I. Gochman) A Psychological Profile of the Puerto Rican University Student (1976).

Table of Contents

Preface
Foreword
The Case of Mary
Some General Considerations about Pregnancy Oriented Psychotherapy
The Necessary Structures, Foundations, and Conceptual Framework for Focused and Effective Preventive Psychotherapy
A Conceptual Framework, Continued-Four Types of Infants: Their Behavior, as Effects of Four Types of Severely Emotionally Disturbed Mothering
Basic Principles and Techniques of Dyadic Psychotherapy
Dyadic Psychotherapy Interventions: Types and Examples
Case Studies of the Most Severely Disturbed Dyads: Applying Dyadic Psychotherapy Theory and Findings to the Understanding and Treatment of Dyads
The Length of Treatment in Dyadic Psychotherapy
Positive Outcomes of Dyadic Psychotherapy
Additional Types of Cases Who Benefit from Dyadic Psychotherapy
Conclusions
Appendix: Psychodiagnostic Differences in Auditory and Vestibular Stimulation in Mothering; A Comparison of Two Normal Mothers' Mothering; An Infant's Panic; The Psychodynamic Purposiveness of a Kidnapping; Abandonment of the Institutional Stare in a Toddler; Guide to Treatment Planning; Typical Day Interview
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

Synthesizes 30 years of development in mother-and-child psychotherapy to prevent problems for at-risk children, particularly those neglected or abused. The topics include pregnancy-oriented psychotherapy, types of emotionally disturbed mothers, types of infants whose behavior are impacted by emotionally disturbed mothering, the principles and techniques of dyadic psychotherapy, the length of treatment, positive outcomes, other types of cases that can benefit from dyadic therapy, and case studies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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