"A well-referenced and remarkably accessible volume. A true gem for all clinicians and students whose work touches on early childhood and who want their practices to be guided by best evidence." - Peter Fonagy, University College London, UK "Once again, Zeanah has produced a first-rate Handbook. Leaders in the field contribute their knowledge and expertise in easy-to-read, scholarly presentations. Keeping pace with the burgeoning field of infant mental health, this Handbook is a 'must read' for all researchers and clinicians who wish to stay current." - Thomas F. Anders, M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California-Davis, USA

Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD, is the Mary K. Sellars-Polchow Chair in Psychiatry, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, and Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is also Executive Director of the Institute for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health at Tulane. Dr. Zeanah has a longstanding interest in infant mental health, especially abuse and neglect in young children, attachment and its disorders, psychopathology, and infant-parent relationships. Throughout his career, his clinical and research focus has been on early experiences and their effects. He is the recipient of honors including the Irving Phillips Award for Prevention from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), the Presidential Citation for Distinguished Research and Leadership in Infant Mental Health from the American Orthopsychiatric Association, the Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the Blanche F. Ittelson Award for Research in Child Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Dr. Zeanah is a Fellow of AACAP, a Distinguished Fellow of the APA, and a Board Member of Zero to Three

Part I: Development and Context. Zeanah, Jr., Doyle Zeanah, The Scope of Infant Mental Health. Slade, Cohen, Sadler, Miller, The Psychology and Psychopathology of Pregnancy: Reorganization and Transformation. Sheridan, Nelson, Neurobiology of Fetal and Infant Development: Implications for Infant Mental Health. Rifkin-Graboi, Borelli, Bosquet Enlo, Neurobiology of Stress in Infancy. Rosenblum, Dayton, Muzik, Infant Social and Emotional Development: Emerging Competence in a Relational Context. Ippen, The Sociocultural Context of Infant Mental Health: Toward Contextually Congruent Interventions. O'Connor, Parfitt,Applying Research Findings on Early Experience to Infant Mental Health. Part II: Risk and Protective Factors. Knitzer, Perry, Poverty and Infant and Toddler Development: Facing the Complex Challenges. Goodman, Brand, Infants of Depressed Mothers: Vulnerabilities, Risk Factors, and Protective Factors for the Later Development of Psychopathology. Boris, Parental Substance Abuse. Muller Nix, Ansermet, Prematurity, Risk Factors, and Protective Factors. Schechter, Willheim, The Effects of Violent Experiences on Infants and Young Children. Hans, Thullen, The Relational Context of Adolescent Motherhood. Part III: Assessment. Carter, Godoy, Marakovitz, Briggs-Gowan, Parent Reports and Infant Toddler Mental Health Assessment. Miron, Lewis, Zeanah, Jr., Clinical Use of Observational Procedures in Early Childhood Relationship Assessment. Oppenheim, Koren-Karie, Infant-Parent Relationship Assessment: Parents' Insightfulness Regarding Their Young Children's Internal Worlds. Part IV: Psychopathology. Link Egger, Angold, Classification of Psychopathology in Early Childhood. Carr, Lord, Autism Spectrum Disorders. Windsor, Reichle, Mahowald, Communication Disorders. Hodapp, Thornton-Wells, Dykens, Intellectual Disabilities. Scheeringa, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Owens, Burnham, Sleep Disorders. Benoit, Feeding Disorders, Failure to Thrive, and Obesity. Wakschlag, Danis, Characterizing Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior: Enhancing Developmental Sensitivity. Luby, Depression. Zeanah, Jr., Smyke, Attachment Disorders. Part V: Intervention. Lieberman, Van Horn, Child-Parent Psychotherapy: A Developmental Approach to Mental Health Treatment in Infancy and Early Childhood. Powell, Cooper, Hoffman, Marvin, The Circle of Security. Favez, Frascarolo, Keren, Fivaz-Depeursinge, Principles of Family Therapy in Infancy. Suchman, DeCoste, Mayes, The Mothers and Toddlers Program: An Attachment-Based Intervention for Mothers in Substance Abuse Treatment. Smyke, Breidenstine, Foster Care in Early Childhood. Gleason, Psychopharmacology in Early Childhood: Does It Have a Role? Part VI: Applications of Infant Mental Health. Hinshaw-Fuselier, Doyle Zeanah, Larrieu, Training in Infant Mental Health. Doyle Zeanah, Gleason, Infant Mental Health in Primary Health Care. Johnston, Brinamen, Mental Health Consultation: A Transactional Approach in Child Care. Nagle, The Economics of Infant Mental Health.