Infants without Families Reports on the Hampstead Nurseries

by Anna Freud

Extremely rare,very good

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology

680 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1947

About the author

Noted Austrian-British psychoanalyst Anna Freud applied to child therapy.

Anna Freud, the sixth and last of Sigmund Freud and Martha Freud, followed the path of her father and contributed to the new field. Compared to her father, Freud's work emphasized the importance of the ego, and its ability to be trained socially.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Freud

Reviews

[Vertigo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heartbreaking and groundbreaking account of infant bereavement and loss, as a result of Anna Freud and Dorothy Burlingham's work in the Hampstead Nurseries during WWII.