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Widely regarded as the standard reference in a burgeoning field, this state-of-the-art handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of developmental, clinical, and social aspects of mental health from birth to the preschool years. Leading authorities explore models of development; biological, family, and sociocultural risk and protective factors; and frequently encountered disorders and disabilities. Evidence-based approaches to assessment and treatment are presented, with an emphasis on ways to support strong parent-child relationships. The volume reviews the well-documented benefits of early intervention and prevention and describes applications in mental health, primary care, childcare, and child welfare settings.

New to This Edition
A major revision reflecting significant scientific and clinical advances.
More than 25 new chapters.
Cutting-edge assessment and intervention models.
Important findings on brain development and early experiences.
Key gains in understanding and treating autism, language delays, trauma, attachment disorders, and more.

CLASSROOM USE: Serves as a text in graduate-level courses.

AUDIENCE: Clinicians who work with parents and infants, as well as students and researchers in clinical and developmental psychology, psychiatry, family therapy, social work, pediatrics, and nursing.

Age Range: 0—3


"Since the prior edition of this handbook, major advances in biology and neuroscience have been made and research knowledge on psychosocial factors in infant development has accumulated. This magnificent third edition brings together all relevant advances in a well-referenced but remarkably accessible volume. It is a true gem for all clinicians and students whose work touches on early childhood and who want their practices to be guided by best evidence."/m-/Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA, Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis and Chair, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, UK

I. Development and Context 1. The Scope of Infant Mental Health, Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., and Paula Doyle Zeanah 2. The Psychology and Psychopathology of Pregnancy: Reorganization and Transformation, Arietta Slade, Lisa J. Cohen, Lois S. Sadler, and Maia Miller 3. Neurobiology of Fetal and Infant Development: Implications for Infant Mental Health, Margaret Sheridan and Charles A. Nelson 4. Neurobiology of Stress in Infancy, Anne Rifkin-Graboi, Jessica L. Borelli, and Michelle Bosquet Enlow 5. Infant Social and Emotional Development: Emerging Competence in a Relational Context, Katherine L. Rosenblum, Carolyn J. Dayton, and Maria Muzik 6. The Sociocultural Context of Infant Mental Health: Toward Contextually Congruent Interventions, Chandra Michiko Ghosh Ippen 7. Applying Research Findings on Early Experience to Infant Mental Health, Thomas G. O'Connor and David B. Parfitt II. Risk and Protective Factors 8. Poverty and Infant and Toddler Development: Facing the Complex Challenges, Jane Knitzer and Deborah F. Perry 9. Infants of Depressed Mothers: Vulnerabilities, Risk Factors, and Protective Factors for the Later Development of Psychopathology, Sherryl H. Goodman and Sarah R. Brand 10. Parental Substance Abuse, Neil W. Boris 11. Prematurity, Risk Factors, and Protective Factors, Carole Müller Nix and François Ansermet 12. The Effects of Violent Experiences on Infants and Young Children, Daniel S. Schechter and Erica Willheim 13. The Relational Context of Adolescent Motherhood, Sydney L. Hans and Matthew J. Thullen III. Assessment 14. Parent Reports and Infant-Toddler Mental Health Assessment, Alice S. Carter, Leandra Godoy, Susan E. Marakovitz, and Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan 15. Clinical Use of Observational Procedures in Early Childhood Relationship Assessment, Devi Miron, Marva L. Lewis, and Charles H. Zeanah, Jr. 16. Infant-Parent Relationship Assessment: Parents' Insightfulness Regarding Their Young Children's Internal Worlds, David Oppenheim and Nina Koren-Karie IV. Psychopathology 17. Classification of Psychopathology in Early Childhood, Helen Link Egger and Adrian Angold 18. Autism Spectrum Disorders, Themba Carr and Catherine Lord 19. Communication Disorders, Jennifer Windsor, Joe Reichle, and Megan C. Mahowald 20. Intellectual Disabilities, Robert M. Hodapp, Tricia A. Thornton-Wells, and Elisabeth M. Dykens 21. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Michael S. Scheeringa 22. Sleep Disorders, Judith Owens and Melissa M. Burnham 23. Feeding Disorders, Failure to Thrive, and Obesity, Diane Benoit 24. Characterizing Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior: Enhancing Developmental Sensitivity, Lauren S. Wakschlag and Barbara Danis 25. Depression, Joan L. Luby 26. Attachment Disorders, Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., and Anna T. Smyke V. Intervention 27. Child-Parent Psychotherapy: A Developmental Approach to Mental Health Treatment in Infancy and Early Childhood, Alicia F. Lieberman and Patricia Van Horn 28. The Circle of Security, Bert Powell, Glen Cooper, Kent Hoffman, and Bob Marvin 29. Principles of Family Therapy in Infancy, Nicolas Favez, France Frascarolo, Miri Keren, and Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge 30. The Mothers and Toddlers Program: An Attachment-Based Intervention for Mothers in Substance Abuse Treatment, Nancy Suchman, Cindy DeCoste, and Linda Mayes 31. Foster Care in Early Childhood, Anna T. Smyke and Angela S. Breidenstine 32. Psychopharmacology in Early Childhood: Does It Have a Role?, Mary Margaret Gleason VI. Applications of Infant Mental Health 33. Training in Infant Mental Health, Sarah Hinshaw-Fuselier, Paula Doyle Zeanah, and Julie Larrieu 34. Infant Mental Health in Primary Health Care, Paula Doyle Zeanah and Mary Margaret Gleason 35. Mental Health Consultation: A Transactional Approach in Child Care, Kadija Johnston and Charles Brinamen 36. The Economics of Infant Mental Health, Geoffrey A. Nagle

'Since the prior edition of this handbook, major advances in biology and neuroscience have been made and research knowledge on psychosocial factors in infant development has accumulated. This magnificent third edition brings together all relevant advances in a well-referenced but remarkably accessible volume. It is a true gem for all clinicians and students whose work touches on early childhood and who want their practices to be guided by best evidence.'--Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA, Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis and Chair, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, UK 'Once again, Zeanah has produced a first-rate handbook. Although the six distinct sections of the book will be familiar, the third edition has new authors, new topics, and the latest updates on research advances and clinical techniques. Leaders in the field contribute their knowledge and expertise in easy-to-read, scholarly presentations. Keeping pace with the burgeoning field of infant mental health, this handbook is a 'must read' for all researchers and clinicians who wish to stay current.'--Thomas F. Anders, MD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Emeritus), M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California, Davis 'The definitive handbook on infant mental health. This work has become indispensable worldwide for practitioners and trainees in child psychiatry, psychology, pediatrics, and social work. The Handbook presents the best available knowledge and works toward consensus on key issues related to theory, research, assessment, psychopathology, and intervention.'--Antoine Guedeney, MD, Head, Department of Child Psychiatry, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France; President, World Association for Infant Mental Health

Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Vice-Chairman of Psychiatry, and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Tulane University School of Medicine.

CONTRIBUTORS:
Adrian Angold, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
François Ansermet, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Pediatrics, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Diane Benoit, MD, FRCPC, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jessica L. Borelli, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Neil W. Boris, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sarah R. Brand, MA, Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Angela S. Breidenstine, PhD, Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
Charles Brinamen, PsyD, Infant-Parent Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Melissa M. Burnham, PhD, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
Themba Carr, MS, Autism and Communication Disorders Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Alice S. Carter, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Lisa J. Cohen, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
Glen Cooper, MA, Circle of Security Project, Spokane, Washington
Barbara Danis, PhD, Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Carolyn J. Dayton, MSW, MA, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Cindy DeCoste, MS, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Elisabeth M. Dykens, PhD, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Helen Link Egger, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Michelle Bosquet Enlow, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Nicolas Favez, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge, PhD, Center for Family Studies, University of Lausanne, Prilly, Switzerland
France Frascarolo, PhD, Center for Family Studies, University of Lausanne, Prilly, Switzerland
Mary Margaret Gleason, MD, Department of Psychiatry & Neurology and Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Leandra Godoy, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Sherryl H. Goodman, PhD, Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Sydney L. Hans, PhD, School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Sarah Hinshaw-Fuselier, PhD, School of Social Work, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Robert M. Hodapp, PhD, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Kent Hoffman, RelD, Circle of Security Project, Spokane, Washington
Chandra Michiko Ghosh Ippen, PhD, Child Trauma Research Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Kadija Johnston, LCSW, Infant-Parent Program, Department of Psychiatry,
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Miri Keren, MD, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Jane Knitzer, EdD, National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
Nina Koren-Karie, PhD, School of Social Work and Center for the Study of Child Development, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Julie Larrieu, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Marva L. Lewis, PhD, Tulane University School of Social Work, New Orleans, Louisiana
Alicia F. Lieberman, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco San Francisco, California
Catherine Lord, PhD, Autism and Communication Disorders Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Joan L. Luby, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Megan C. Mahowald, MA, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Susan E. Marakovitz, PhD, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Bob Marvin, PhD, The Mary D. Ainsworth Child-Parent Attachment Clinic, Charlottesville, Virginia
Linda Mayes, MD, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut
Maia Miller, PhD, Counseling and Psychological Services, Columbia University, New York, New York
Devi Miron, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Carole Müller Nix, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Lausanne School of Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
Maria Muzik, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Geoffrey A. Nagle, PhD, Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Charles A. Nelson, PhD, Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Thomas G. O'Connor, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
David Oppenheim, PhD, Department of Psychology and Center for the Study of Child Development, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Judith Owens, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
David B. Parfitt, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
Deborah F. Perry, PhD, Center for Child and Human Development, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Bert Powell, MA, Circle of Security Project, Spokane, Washington
Joe Reichle, PhD, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Anne Rifkin-Graboi, PhD, Children's Hospital Boston/Division of Developmental Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Katherine L. Rosenblum, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lois S. Sadler, PhD, RN, Yale University School of Nursing, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut
Daniel S. Schechter, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Pediatrics, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Michael S. Scheeringa, MD, MPH, Department of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Margaret Sheridan, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
Arietta Slade, PhD, Department of Clinical and Developmental Psychology, City University of New York, New York, New York; Visiting Research Scientist, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut
Anna T. Smyke, PhD, Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Nancy Suchman, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Tricia A. Thornton-Wells, PhD, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Matthew J. Thullen, MS, AM, School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Patricia Van Horn, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco San
Francisco, California
Lauren S. Wakschlag, PhD, Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Erica Willheim, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
Jennifer Windsor, PhD, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD, Department of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Paula Doyle Zeanah, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana