This is a very interesting look at child psychiatry & psychology in the early 1950s. Pediatrics and infant medical practices have evolved dramatically in the 55 years since this film was produced. Watch this rare DVD edition and catch an awesome glimpse of the history of psychiatric research and pediatric theory.
Included Films:
Psychogenic Disease in Infancy
Psychogenic Disease in Infancy
Produced: 1952
Length: 20 Minutes
Psychogenic Disease in Infancy with its subtitle, An Attempt at Their Classification, is a study of infants with different psychological and emotional problems. There is a series of scenes of babies in cribs, some scenes of breastfeeding, with title cards providing the only explanation. The film seems to be trying to relate the babies problems with something going wrong in their relationship, or breastfeeding relationship, with their mothers.
