von Klitzing K, Bürgin D
Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrische Universitätsklinik und -poliklinik Basel, Schweiz.
Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr. 1994 Sep;22(3):206-13.
The indications for and effectiveness of intensive psychoanalytic psychotherapy of children with early emotional deprivation is discussed based on the case of an 8-year-old boy. Not only is it important to evaluate the symptomatology but also to identify well-functioning "ego islands", which serve as the point of departure for all therapeutic activities. A prerequisite for this type of treatment is a supportive, therapeutic educational environment. Psychoanalytic work seems to be particularly effective in an inpatient psychiatric setting, but it should be continued after the child has been discharged.
