Abstract

Developments in preventive psychiatry should occur as a result of new knowledge of the psychiatry of infancy as presented at recent conferences: the International Conference of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dublin 1982; the World Infant Psychiatry Congress at Cannes, March 1983; and the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Congress in July 1983 at Lausanne.

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  • A review of mental handicap services in England since the 1971 White Paper. 3__ (1981) Care in Action: A handbook ofPolicies and Priorities for the Health and Personal Social Services in England. 4--( 1981) Care in the Community: A Consultative Document on Moving Resourcesfor Care in England. 5--( 1983) Mental Handicap: Policies and Priorities

  • At the Dublin Conference, findings concerning the 'attachment' and 'bonding' relationship with mother and augmentary caretakers were described by Levine on the psychobiological level revealing cortisone as the most sensitive indicator of a stressful situation and ameliorating support of the caretaker

  • Of 100 cases referred to our child psychiatry clinic, children with neuroses were described by mothers as 'crying babies', and those with behaviour disorders and psychosis as 'non-crying'

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A review of mental handicap services in England since the 1971 White Paper. 3__ (1981) Care in Action: A handbook ofPolicies and Priorities for the Health and Personal Social Services in England. 4--( 1981) Care in the Community: A Consultative Document on Moving Resourcesfor Care in England. 5--( 1983) Mental Handicap: Policies and Priorities. A review of mental handicap services in England since the 1971 White Paper. Many papers describe the very early perceptual awareness of infants, their in-built cross modal abilities and the fine rhythmic relationship between mothers and their babies.

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