Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Psychoanalysis of Children and Adolescents

Alex Holder trained in London at the Anna Freud Center and the British Psychoanalytical Society. He is a member of the German Psychoanalytical Association and heads the Department for Analytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at the Michael Balint Institute in Hamburg. He is also the Editor of the 'Bulletin of the European Psychoanalytical Federation'.

'[This book] will appeal to child psychotherapists, child psychoanalysts, students, and professional colleagues form the variety of disciplines that are involved in the management, care, and treatment of children and adolescents. The reader will find that Alex Holder has quoted directly from the most salient papers on the subject of child psychoanalysis. His commitment to presenting the relevant quotes gives the reader an opportunity to engage directly with the material. Alex Holder's book will become a classic text on child psychoanalysis and will be indispensable for teachers and trainers for generations to come.'- Donald Campbell, from the Foreword

• Foreword , Preface , Introduction , The origins of child analysis , The technique of child analysis , Adolescence , The significance of child analysis for adult analysis , Conclusion