Hatching an Addled Egg

Reviews the book, On Human Symbiosis and the Vicissitudes of Individuation. Vol. I: Infantile Psychosis by Margaret S. Mahler (see record 1970-21245-000). This book deals with one of the most evocative and provocative enigmas of psychology and psychiatry. While psychotic children are not too many in number, they have been difficult to understand and to treat, and they evoke great bewilderment and concern. As for treatment aspects, the outcome is uncertain, the labor great, the attempt inspiring The book amply reflects this. The author's warmth, humanity, dedication, and scholarship will help others understand better the enigma of such children. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)