Pioneers of Child Psychoanalysis

Child psychoanalysis has developed into a wellestablished technique for children and adolescents, with specialised approaches to working with younger individuals. When considering the history of this specialism, a few key figures come to mind. Melanie Klein, Donald Winnicott, and Anna Freud began work with adolescents and infants as young as three years of age. Discover thousands of lives with the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the national record of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. Oxford University Press