The psychological birth of the human infant symbiosis and individuation /

Mahler, Margaret S.

The psychological birth of the human infant symbiosis and individuation / [electronic resource] : by Margaret S. Mahler, Fred Pine, Anni Bergman. - London : Karnac Books, 1985. - xii, 308 p. - Karnac classics .

First published in Great Britain 1975 by Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. Separation-individuation in perspective -- pt. 2. On human symbiosis and the subphases of the separation-individuation process -- pt. 3. Five children's subphase development -- pt. 4. Summary and reflections.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781849400329 (electronic bk.)


Infant psychology.
Symbiosis (Psychology)
Separation-individuation.


Electronic books.

BF719 / .M34 1985