Psychoanalysis and Severe Disorders in Young Children

Nahir Bonifacino is a child and adolescent psychoanalyst based in Uruguay. She holds a PhD in perinatal and infant psychology and psychopathology and is a member of the Uruguayan Psychoanalytical Association and the International Psychoanalytical Association.

Part 1 Psychoanalytic Clinic: Approach to Young Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1. From Psychic Precariousness to Subjectivation. The Analytical Process of a Young Girl (1,2) 2. Psychoanalysis of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. An Adaptation of Technique in the Approach to Three Cases (1) 3. Clinical Intervention with a 15-Month-Old Toddler at Risk of Autism and Her Mother 4. Technology and the Early Psyche. The Impact of Video Technology on Two Young Children with Severe Disorders (1) 5. From Repetition to Novelty. The Analyst’s Play as a Creative Resource in Encounters with a Child Who Has a Serious Disorder 6. The Analyst and the Parents of the Young Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder 7. The End of the Psychoanalytical Process of a Child Presenting with a Serious Disorder in Early Childhood Part 2 Psychoanalysis and Community: Contributions to an Interdisciplinary Approach to Risk Detection and Promotion of Early Emotional Development 8. The Paediatric Well-Baby Visit: An Opportunity for Infant Mental Health Care 9 Infant Withdrawal: A Key Sign of Risk in Early Emotional Development 10. Training of the Health Team for a Preventive Approach to Children’s Mental Health 11. Detection of Withdrawal and Promotion of Early Emotional Development During the Paediatric Visit in a Public Health Centre of High Psychosocial Risk in Uruguay