Sect. I. Context of infant mental health
Ch. 1. Models of development and developmental risk
Ch. 2. The psychology and psychopathology of pregnancy: reorganization and transformation
Ch. 3. Neurobiology of fetal and infant development: implications for infant mental health
Ch. 4. Infant social and emotional development in family context
Ch. 5. The cultural context of infant mental health: the developmental niche of infant-caregiver relationships
Sect. II. Risk and protective factors
Ch. 6. The impact of poverty on the mental health and development of very young children
Ch. 7. Early parenthood in context: implications for development and intervention
Ch. 8. Parental mental illness and infant development
Ch. 9. Maternal substance abuse and child outcome
Ch. 10. Prematurity and serious medical conditions in infancy: implications for development, behavior, and intervention
Ch. 11. Exposure to violence and early childhood trauma
Ch. 12. Clinical interviews with families of infants
Ch. 13. Infant-parent relationship assessment
Ch. 14. Development assessment of infants and toddlers
Ch. 15. The observation and assessment of young children including use of the infant-toddler mental status exam
Sect. IV. Psychopathology
Ch. 16. Mental retardation
Ch. 17. Communication problems
Ch. 18. Autism and the pervasive developmental disorders
Ch. 19. Regulatory disorders
Ch. 21. Feeding disorders, failure to thrive, and obesity
Ch. 22. Disturbances and disorders of attachment in early childhood
Ch. 23. Posttraumatic stress disorder
Ch. 25. Aggressive behavior disorders
Ch. 26. Gender identity disorder
Ch. 27. Somatic expression of disease
Ch. 28. Prevention science and prevention programs
Ch. 29. Parent-child relationships in early intervention with infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Ch. 30. Infant-parent psychotherapy: core concepts and current approaches
Ch. 31. Interaction guidance: an approach for difficult-to-engage families
Ch. 32. Infant massage therapy
Sect. VI. Applications of infant mental health
Ch. 33. Early childhood policy: implications for infant mental health
Ch. 34. Child care in infancy: a transactional perspective
Ch. 35. Divorce and custody: development implications
Ch. 36. Training in infant mental health.
