Psychoanalytic Study of the Child

Aims & Scope

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child is recognized as a preeminent source of contemporary psychoanalytic thought.

Published annually, it focuses on presenting carefully selected and edited representative articles featuring ongoing analytic research as well as clinical and theoretical contributions for use in the treatment of adults and children.

Initiated in 1945, under the early leadership of Anna Freud, Kurt and Ruth Eissler, Marianne and Ernst Kris, this series of volumes soon established itself as a leading reference source of study.

To look at its contributors is to be confronted with the names of a stellar list of creative, scholarly pioneers who willed a rich heritage of information about the development and disorders of children and their influence on the treatment of adults as well as children.

An innovative section, The Child Analyst at Work, periodically provides a forum for dialogue and discussion of clinical process from multiple viewpoints.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Hospitalism

  Citation: 1275

  Authors: Rene A.

• Anaclitic Depression

  Citation: 884

  Authors: René A., Katherine M.

• The Second Individuation Process of Adolescence

  Citation: 822

  Authors: Peter

• Levels of Object Representation in Anaclitic and Introjective Depression

  Citation: 702

  Authors: Sidney J.

• Thoughts on Narcissism and Narcissistic Rage

  Citation: 580

  Authors: Heinz

• Adolescence

  Citation: 541

  Authors: Anna

• Rief and Mourning in Infancy and Early Childhood

  Citation: 455

  Authors: John

• The Concept of the Representational World

  Citation: 330

  Authors: Joseph, Bernard

• Children of Chowchilla

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Lenore C.

• Mourning and the Birth of a Defective Child

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Albert J., Mary H.