Evaluation of Clinical Child Development Risk Indicators in the process of parentbaby psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Resumos

The aim of this study is to describe the Clinical Child Development Risk Indicators throughout a parent-baby psychoanalytic psychotherapy. A four-month-old baby at the beginning of psychotherapy, at risk for child development – assessed using the CDRI protocol – and his parents participated in the research. Thirty parent-baby psychotherapy sessions took place over nine months and were recorded in audio and video format. Videos were watched to assess the child development risk indicators by comparing four moments of the psychotherapeutic process: initial evaluation of the baby, at three, six and nine months of the treatment. Results showed that Clinical Child Development Risk Indicators decreased throughout the treatment and disappeared completely at the end of the nine months of psychotherapy.

Key words:
Risk; child development; parent-baby psychotherapy; child development risk indicators; IRDIs