Introduction. Part I: A Comprehensive Model for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. A developmental biopsychosocial model: the developmental, individual-differences, relationship-based (DIR) approach. The functional emotional stages of development: the cornerstone of the DIR model. Part II: Principles of Assessment and Intervention. Assessment. Therapeutic principles. Parent-oriented developmental therapy. Clinical strategies and techniques for different types of infants and young children. Part III: Classification, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Infant and Early Childhood Disorders. Introduction. Assessment and treatment of infants and young children with interactive disorders. Assessment and treatment of infants and young children with regulatory-sensory processing disorders. Assessment and treatment of infants and young children with disorders of relating and communicating. Part IV: Prevention and Early Intervention. Introduction. Infants in multirisk families: a model for developmentally based preventive intervention. A model for comprehensive prevention and early intervention services for all families. Index.
The book represents an enormous breakthrough in the assessment and treatment of childhood mental health problems. By comprehensively taking account of sensory, motor, emotional, and cognitive abilities of children, the model effectively encompasses a broad range of disorders and at the same time allows treatment to be tailored to each individual child and family. This work provides new hope for both families and clinicians to address the issues of children once thought to be untreatable. Alan Fogel, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the George Washington University Medical School in Washington, D.C. Serena Wieder, Ph.D., is Associate Director of the Interdisciplinary Council for Developmental and Learning Disorders in Bethesda, Maryland.
Drs. Greenspan and Wieder have offered what will likely become a classic volume in the field of infant and early childhood mental health. Each section is conceptually clear and seamlessly integrated with those following. The DIR model, the "Floortime" approach, diagnostic assessments, and applied interventions are smoothly organized and richly illustrated in the case examples...I found this text's depth, balance, and range ideal both as a sound clinical resource and as an accessible teaching tool. No doubt, this text will grace the desktops of many clinicians, teachers, and families, well marked and often referenced, for many years to come. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Greenspan and Wieder are two of the pioneers of infant mental health, and so it is more than appropriate that they have written what is certain to become an essential reference for all clinicians interested in implementing programs to serve this most vulnerable of age groups. The book seamlessly integrates theory, research, and practice so that even beginners can apprehend the everyday realities of comprehensive infant mental health programs. PsycCRITIQUES
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