title: The contemporary psychodynamic developmental perspective.
abstract: Authors address the transformations taking place in the last 25 years in the theory and practice of developmental psychoanalysis. They emphasize the role of attachment theory in this process and its clinical applications to the work with children and families and the social systems supporting them. The article also describes and explores a move toward an integrative and systemic developmental psychodynamic approach and its relevance to today's practitioner.
authors.affiliation: Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT 06525, USA. norka.malberg@yale.edu
authors.forename: Norka T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Malberg
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Mayes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000639:trends*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012572:School Health Services; D056345:Theory of Mind / Q000502:physiology