Handbook of infant mental health

Sect. I. Context of infant mental health

Ch. 1. Models of development and developmental risk

Ch. 2. The psychology and psychopathology of pregnancy: reorganization and transformation

Ch. 3. Neurobiology of fetal and infant development: implications for infant mental health

Ch. 4. Infant social and emotional development in family context

Ch. 5. The cultural context of infant mental health: the developmental niche of infant-caregiver relationships

Sect. II. Risk and protective factors

Ch. 6. The impact of poverty on the mental health and development of very young children

Ch. 7. Early parenthood in context: implications for development and intervention

Ch. 8. Parental mental illness and infant development

Ch. 9. Maternal substance abuse and child outcome

Ch. 10. Prematurity and serious medical conditions in infancy: implications for development, behavior, and intervention

Ch. 11. Exposure to violence and early childhood trauma

Sect. III. Assessment

Ch. 12. Clinical interviews with families of infants

Ch. 13. Infant-parent relationship assessment

Ch. 14. Development assessment of infants and toddlers

Ch. 15. The observation and assessment of young children including use of the infant-toddler mental status exam

Sect. IV. Psychopathology

Ch. 16. Mental retardation

Ch. 17. Communication problems

Ch. 18. Autism and the pervasive developmental disorders

Ch. 19. Regulatory disorders

Ch. 20. Sleep disorders

Ch. 21. Feeding disorders, failure to thrive, and obesity

Ch. 22. Disturbances and disorders of attachment in early childhood

Ch. 23. Posttraumatic stress disorder

Ch. 24. Depression

Ch. 25. Aggressive behavior disorders

Ch. 26. Gender identity disorder

Ch. 27. Somatic expression of disease

Sect. V. Intervention

Ch. 28. Prevention science and prevention programs

Ch. 29. Parent-child relationships in early intervention with infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families

Ch. 30. Infant-parent psychotherapy: core concepts and current approaches

Ch. 31. Interaction guidance: an approach for difficult-to-engage families

Ch. 32. Infant massage therapy

Sect. VI. Applications of infant mental health

Ch. 33. Early childhood policy: implications for infant mental health

Ch. 34. Child care in infancy: a transactional perspective

Ch. 35. Divorce and custody: development implications

Ch. 36. Training in infant mental health.