Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy and Mentalization

This book is an account of best practice in psychoanalytic parent-infant psychotherapy (PPIP) and mentalizing, bringing the two approaches in dialogue in relation to infancy.

Tessa Baradon is trained in child psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. She led the development of the model psychoanalytic parent infant psychotherapy which has been implemented in different socioeconomic and cultural settings internationally. She has published widely on the topic. Dr Chloe Campbell is Deputy Director of the Psychoanalysis Unit. Her research interests include mentalizing, epistemic trust and attachment theory.

1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Trauma in the Parent-infant Relationship 4. Parent-Infant Psychotherapy 5. Mentalising and Infancy 6. The PPIP and Mentalising Models in Practice 7. Microanalysis of a PPIP Case 8. Adapting PPIP for group work in the Community 9. Practitioner Challenges and Rewards 10. Final Thoughts