title: Play in assessment and intervention in the childhood psychoses.
abstract: Diagnostic and therapeutic uses of play in the childhood psychoses are described. A play procedure suitable for consultative use with children is outlined, and research relating to identification of subgroups of childhood psychoses is reviewed. Case vignettes are employed to illustrate differential therapeutic uses of play with subgroups.
authors: Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Atlas
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010989:Play Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy