Björn Salomonsson
argues that attachment concepts, though important, cannot solely help explain everyday problems with breastfeeding, sleeping, and weaning, or more recalcitrant interaction disorders. He shows how we also need psychoanalytic concepts to better understand, not only such "baby worries", but also adult clients' non-verbal communications and interactions. Throughout, he uses extensive practice-based examples and also refers to his research which provides evidence for the effectiveness of this practice.Psychoanalytic Therapy with Infants and Parents
provides a unique perspective on working psychoanalytically with parents and infants. This book will be essential reading for psychoanalysts and therapists working with children as well as adults.Björn Salomonsson is a training and child psychoanalyst of the Swedish Psychoanalytical Association, a psychoanalyst in private practice and a consultant psychoanalyst at the Mama Mia Child Health Centre, both in Stockholm. He is also a researcher at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at the Karolinska Instituet, Stockholm.
Front cover © photo and sculpture "Home", Henrietta Shapira