Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood.
Nonetheless, theoretical knowledge of the development and maintenance of childhood …

Infancy is a critical developmental period involving establishment of the neurological
underpinnings of psychological, affective and relational functioning. The integration of …

In his new book, eminent psychologist-Daniel Stern, author of the classic'The interpersonal
world of the infant', explores the hitherto neglected topic of'vitality'-that is, the force or power …

Recovery, Meaning-Making, and Severe Mental Illness offers practitioners an integrative
treatment model that will stimulate and harness their creativity, allowing for the formation of …

This book addresses the origins of attachment in mother–infant face-to-face communication
and its implications for adult treatment. Mother–infant communication provides the …

A microanalysis of 4-month mother-infant face-to-face communication revealed a fine-
grained specification of communication processes that predicted 12-month insecure …

Increased worldwide mobility and easy access to technology means that the use of
technological mediation for treatment is being adopted rapidly and uncritically by …

The shared intersubjective space in which we live since birth enables and bootstraps the
constitution of the sense of identity we normally entertain with others. Social identification …

In higher music education, learning in social settings (orchestras, choirs, bands, chamber
music and so on) is prevalent, yet understanding of such learning rests heavily on the …

I would like to thank my contributors for making my editorial duties in preparing this volume
so enjoyable. The outstanding quality of their contributions and of their writing made the …