D. W. Winnicott wrote a few years before his death, in 1971, this intimate and fascinating document on the treatment of a two-year-old girl nicknamed The Piggle. The present book is composed of the protocols of that treatment, which lasted just over three years, and Winnicott's own notes and comments. To complete the picture of his work, the author has added extracts from correspondence sent to him by the child's parents. Consequently, the reader has the rare opportunity to have all the elements at play in the ...
Read More
D. W. Winnicott wrote a few years before his death, in 1971, this intimate and fascinating document on the treatment of a two-year-old girl nicknamed The Piggle. The present book is composed of the protocols of that treatment, which lasted just over three years, and Winnicott's own notes and comments. To complete the picture of his work, the author has added extracts from correspondence sent to him by the child's parents. Consequently, the reader has the rare opportunity to have all the elements at play in the psychoanalytic treatment and can also access the intimacy of the session room to study the work of the therapist and his patient. One of the main merits of this Psychoanalysis of a Little Girl is that it is not a rambling and dense book but rather a vivid document of two people working and playing with intensity and intelligence for a restorative and salutary purpose.
Read Less
