The Expanding World of Edward Tronick

Abstract

Edward Tronick operates at the interface of empirical analysis of mother–infant communication, systems theories, and psychoanalysis. He has been a leader in the articulation of the implications of systems views for child development research. Systems views of mother–infant interaction, and of development more broadly, increasingly provide one theoretical underpinning for psychoanalysis. His work has enriched our understanding of interactive models of the dyad, of development, and of the mind. He has made a pivotal contribution to the development of a relational systems approach to infant research and its implications for adult treatment.

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Beatrice Beebe

Beatrice Beebe, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Frank M. Lachmann

Frank M. Lachmann, Ph.D., is a teacher and supervisor as a member of the Founding Faculty of the Institute for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity, New York; and Clinical Assistant Professor in the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.