Preschool children--Mental health--Case studies, Child analysis--Case studies, Psychoanalysis--Child, Preschool--Case Report, Psychoanalysis--Infant--Case Report 

Dealing exclusively with the psychoanalysis of small children, this book presents detailed case studies of the psychoanalytical treatment of children as young as two years old. It provides information on current theory and technique and includes extended discussions of some of the issues raised by the treatment of prelatency children. The eight case studies support the notion that psychoanalysis be a properly trained analyst can provide effective, rapid and long-lasting treatment for young children. Editorial Reviews About the Author Robert L. Tyson, M.D., is clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. He is also training and supervising analyst, adult and child, at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and past president of The Association for Child Psychoanalysis.