About the Book

In the spirit of Daniel Stern s landmark "Interpersonal World of the Infant, " this is the first book to extend the model of mother-infant dialogue to the larger family system."

Book Synopsis

Integrating developmental and systems theories, the authors propose an original scenario by which to understand and treat the family unit. Under study here is the "primary triangle" of mother-father-infant. The authors provide a complex research paradigm for examining the interactional triangles formed in the family during the early years.

About the Author

Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge, Ph.D., is professor of clinical ethology at the University of Lausanne Medical School. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Family Studies at the university.

Antoinette Corboz-Warnery, M.D., psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and family therapist, is co-director of the Center for Family Studies at the University of Lausanne.