Infant Depression

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Developmental Psychopathology

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   Pages 1-14

3. Correlates of Temperament to Depressive Phenomena

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   Pages 15-45

4. Correlates of Attachment to Depressive Phenomena

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   Pages 46-75

5. Correlates of Object Permanence and Constancy to Depressive Phenomena

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   Pages 76-96

6. Correlates of the Self to Depressive Phenomena

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   Pages 97-125

7. Correlates of Empathy to Depressive Phenomena

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   Pages 126-146

8. The Face-to-Face Interaction Paradigm

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   Pages 147-189

9. Learned Helplessness Paradigm

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   Pages 190-237

10. Correlates of Neuroendocrinology to Depressive Phenomena

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    Pages 238-265

11. Clinical Paradigm

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    Pages 266-289

12. Back Matter

    Pages 290-340

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For me, the word "infant" has always had a strange and compelling fascination. This book, in essence, represents the first step of what I hope will be a long and fruitful journey into the mysteries of the infant psyche, with special emphasis on the phenomenon of early-life depressive symptomatology. From the outset of my medical training, I was particularly attracted to the field of psychiatry. As a resident exposed to adult patients in a psychiatric ward, I can vividly recall, even these many years later, the deep sense of poignancy and distress while in the presence of minds gone awry. It is my belief that psy­ chiatry, more than any other branch of medicine, presents the physician with the ultimate paradox-the elusive diagnosis. By this I mean that while the symp­ tomatology of psychiatry may be classified and analyzed, while diagnoses, prog­ noses, and treatment schedules can be devised, within psychiatry the unique configuration of each individual patient emerges with a clarity and distinction unparalleled in any other medical field. Before any psychiatric diagnosis can be formulated, the therapist must first delve deeply into the ultimate singularity of the patient. As a consequence, psychiatry is, in the final analysis, concerned with the dignity of each patient, and the psychiatrist is continually challenged to explore the most formidable and elaborate aspect of each person-the human mind. That said, I need to express the reasons for my dedication to child psychiatry.

• Motivation
• childhood
• depression
• diagnosis
• endocrinology
• psychiatry
• psychopathology
• stress

• Department of Psychiatry, The New York Hospital, White Plains, USA

  Paul V. Trad

• Westchester Division, Cornell Medical Center, White Plains, USA

  Paul V. Trad

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