Separation-individuation : the selected papers of Margaret S. Mahler, volume 2

by Margaret S. Mahler

A collection of the papers of Margaret S. Mahler, providing an exposition of the development of Mahler's essential concepts.

Genres: Psychology

270 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 1977

About the author

Physician, who later became interested in psychiatry. She was a central figure on the world stage of psychoanalysis. Her main interest was in normal childhood development, but she spent much of her time with psychiatric children and how they arrive at the "self." Mahler developed the Separation-Individuation theory of child development.