On Human Symbiosis and the Vicissitudes of Individuation: Volume I, Infantile Psychosis

Dr. Mahler's delineation of the syndromes of childhood psychosis and her extensive investigations of these phenomena are widely known. Her unique design for the therapy of severely disturbed preschool children is now widely used in many treatment centers in this country and abroad. This volume, based on an impressive body of clinical and theoretical knowledge, documents the evolution of her thinking. --- excerpt from book's flyleaf