Assessment in Child Psychotherapy
T avistock Clinic Series Nick Temple, Margot Waddell (Series Editors) Published and distributed by Karnac Books Other tides in the T avistock Clinic Series:
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Assessment in Child Psychotherapy edited by
Margaret Rustin Emanuela Quagliata
KARNAC
Originally published in Italian under the tide Un buon incontro La valutazion~ ucondo il motkLlo Tavistock © 1994, Casa editrice Astrolabio - Ubaldini Editore, Roma The revised English edition first published by arrangement with Mark Paterson in April 2000 by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. This revised edition published in 2004 Karnac Books Ltd 118 Finchley Road London NW3 5HT Selection and introduction © 1997 by David Bell; personal copyright is retained by all concriburors. The moral rights of the ediror and authors have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, phorocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 9781 855753228
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Contents Preface Nicholas Temple and Margot Waddell Acknowledgements Inrroduction Emanueia Quagfiata and Margaret Rustin
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Assessing Children with Communication Disorders Maria Rhode Borderline Children: Differentiating Disturbance and Deficit Anne Alvarez Severe Eating Difficulties: Attacks on Life Jeanne Magagna
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