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Are childhood schizophrenia and infantile autism the same? Does one deal in this disease with psychological or with physiological forces? Is childhood schizophrenia some kind of a chronic brain symptom? Is the emotionally disturbed child forever an outcast from society, to be put away and cared for in institutions even after adolescence has been passed and the child has reached maturity? These questions call for answers. It is estimated that at least half a million children in this country are severely disturbed and that they do not get the help they require.
In February 1965 leading experts in the field of childhood schizophrenia met at Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New York, for a two-day conference. The proceedings of this meeting form the contents of this publication. This volume is wholeheartedly recommended for all child psychoanalysts because it brings existing knowledge up to date. Although diagnostic problems are touched upon, the emphasis in this publication is focused more on preventive and therapeutic endeavors and on the interplay between biological, psychological and sociological forces. Particular attention is called to a paper by Dr. Maurice R. Friend on the “Psychoanalytic Psychology of Childhood Schizophrenia.”