Psychotic States in Children

Alex Dubinsky, Helene Dubinsky, Maria Rhode , Margaret Rustin

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English

Karnac Books
31 December 1997

Child & developmental psychology; Abnormal psychology; Paediatric medicine; Psychiatry

Series: The Tavistock Clinic Series

Developments in the understanding and psychotherapeutic treatment of children and adolescents suffering from psychotic levels of disturbance are dealt with in this work, from the Tavistock Clinic Series. The book is chiefly concerned with children troubled in their behaviour, relationships, and communication.

There is something extremely unsettling about the disturbed behaviour of sexually abused and severely troubled children. In spite of a sometimes exasperating measure of perversion and destructive wilfulness, these children manage to communicate a clear plea for help - a plea which deeply affects those in their immediate surroundings who find themselves struggling to make sense of these contradictory messages. This book describes significant new developments in the understanding and treatment of children and adolescents suffering from psychotic levels of disturbance.

Each chapter contains a clinical description of a child emerging from a psychotic state, creating a useful collection of case histories. Part One concerns sexually abused children, Part Two discusses psychotic children with severe developmental delay, and Part Three describes the treatment of children whose difficulties have both internal and external roots. Each part is followed by an authoritative critical commentary. A glossary of terms is included at the end of the book.

Edited by: Alex Dubinsky, Helene Dubinsky, Maria Rhode, Margaret Rustin
Imprint: Karnac Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 147mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781855759015
ISBN 10: 1855759012
Series: The Tavistock Clinic Series
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 31 December 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION /David Scharff -- ARTICLES -- Xie Yi Painting: A Chinese Cultural Therapy /Richard Wu -- A Contribution to the Psychodynamics of Tolerance /Tomas Plänkers -- Psychoanalysis and the Understanding of Chinese Life Experience /Alf Gerlach -- Creativity and Transformation of the Psyche: Expressive Image Therapy /Cai Chenghou -- A Commentary on Cai Chenghou’s “Creativity and Transformation of the Psyche” /Marta Tibaldi -- What are the Characteristics and Concerns of High and Low Raters of Psychodynamic Treatment to Chinese Students Over VCON? /Robert M. Gordon, Jane Tune, and Xiubing Wang -- Mother, Infant, and Woman’s Identity /Jun Tong -- Interview of Sverre Varvin /Jia Xiao-Ming -- BOOK REVIEWS -- Book Essay: A Bridge for Introducing Psychoanalysis to China. Five Concepts Proposed to Psychoanalysis by François Jullien Reviewed by Almatea Usuelli -- Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by David J. Morris Reviewed by Sverre Varvin -- When the Sun Bursts: The Enigma of Schizophrenia by Christopher Bollas Reviewed by Ronald Abramson -- THEATRE REVIEW -- Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood Reviewed by David Scharff -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- LIST OF REVIEWERS -- INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS.

Maria Rhode is Emeritus Professor of Child Psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic and the University of East London. Margaret Rustin is a consultant child and adolescent psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, London, and an Associate of the British Psychoanalytical Society. She has pioneered and supported the extension of training in psychoanalytic observational approaches to training across the United Kingdom and in a number of other countries.

Reviews for Psychotic States in Children

There is something extremely unsettling about the disturbed behaviour of sexually abused and severely troubled children. In spite of a sometimes exasperating measure of perversion and destructive wilfulness, these children manage to communicate a clear plea for help - a plea which deeply affects those in their immediate surroundings who find themselves struggling to make sense of these contradictory messages. This book describes significant new developments in the understanding and treatment of children and adolescents suffering from psychotic levels of disturbance. Each chapter contains a clinical description of a child emerging from a psychotic state, creating a useful collection of case histories. Part One concerns sexually abused children, Part Two discusses psychotic children with severe developmental delay, and Part Three describes the treatment of children whose difficulties have both internal and external roots. Each part is followed by an authoritative critical commentary. A glossary of terms is included at the end of the book. See catalogue number 27645 for the hardback edition, currently available at the paperback price.