Psychotherapy With Severely Deprived Children

This study describes the experience of severely deprived children referred for individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Most were living in children's homes, all came from chaotic and disrupted families, and many had been abused or neglected. Children from such backgrounds have previously been considered unsuitable for psychotherapy, and the theorectical and technical issues arising from their treatment are discussed here, and detailed case material is presented.Boston, Mary is the author of 'Psychotherapy With Severely Deprived Children' with ISBN 9780946439973 and ISBN 0946439974.