Dialogue With Sammy: A Psychoanalytical Contribution to the Understanding of Child Psychosis Book

This is a pioneering study, showing that it is possible toestablish a dialogue with a psychotic child, and that schizophrenia in small children is treatable. There are few blow-by-blow analyses of psychotic children, and Sammy literally insisted that McDougall write during sessions, and hit her if she stopped. D.W.Winnicott provides a preface and it is thanks to his admiration for this study that it was translated into English.

One of the few blow by blow analyses of pyschotic children, this pioneering study demonstrates that is is possible to establish a dialogue with a pyschotic child and that schizophrenia in small children is treatable.