Osofsky J D
Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112, USA.
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1998 Dec;52 Suppl:S203-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb03222.x.
Infant psychiatry, a relatively new and growing field, recognizing that clinically relevant problems can be identified in infants and young children. Infant mental health emphasizes the importance of both preventive intervention and treatment approaches. The World Association for Infant Mental Health is an interdisciplinary and international organization devoted to furthering our understanding of infant psychiatry with the following goals: (i) to promote education, research and study of the effects of emotional development during infancy on later normal and pathological development; (ii) to promote research and study of the mental health of parents, families, and other caregivers of infants; (iii) to promote the development of scientifically based programs of care, intervention, and prevention of mental impairment in infancy; and (iv) to facilitate international cooperation among individuals concerned with promoting optimal development of individuals. In this paper, I will present current work on major areas of concern for infant psychiatry and relate them to psychoanalytic perspectives in this area.
婴儿精神病学是一个相对较新且不断发展的领域，它认识到婴幼儿期可识别出具有临床相关性的问题。婴儿心理健康强调预防干预和治疗方法的重要性。世界婴儿心理健康协会是一个跨学科的国际组织，致力于增进我们对婴儿精神病学的理解，其目标如下：（i）促进对婴儿期情绪发展对后期正常和病理发展影响的教育、研究和学习；（ii）促进对婴儿的父母、家庭及其他照料者心理健康的研究；（iii）促进基于科学的婴儿期心理障碍护理、干预和预防项目的发展；（iv）促进关注个体最佳发展的相关人士之间的国际合作。在本文中，我将介绍婴儿精神病学主要关注领域的当前研究工作，并将它们与该领域的精神分析观点联系起来。
