Parenthood and Immigration in Psychoanalysis

This book presents a comprehensive overview of psychoanalytic work with immigrant mothers, fathers and their children, combining clinical examples and contemporary research to explore ways in which psychoanalysts can work and shape appropriate therapeutic settings.

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Marie Rose Moro, MD, PhD, is a professor at Paris University, France. She is a child/adolescent psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (Paris Psychoanalytic Society SPP), researcher, and writer. She is a specialist in transcultural psychiatry and is the founder of the transcultural journal, L'autre and an international transcultural association (AIEP).

Geneviève Welsh, MD, is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst (Paris Psychoanalytic Society SPP) and a group analyst. She has created a consultation and group therapy settings for immigrants (ASM13, France) and works in private practice.

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Preface Julia Kristeva Introduction Geneviève Welsh 1. Parenthood in migration: how to face multiplicity *Marie Rose Moro, Olivier Taieb, Sara Skandrani 2. The involvement of fathers in exile on the perinatal scene Claire Mestre, Lia Fort-Jacques, Estelle Gioan 3. Managing encounters with otherness: transcultural approaches in a French maternity unit Rahmeth Radjack, Marie Rose Moro 4. Psychological approaches in perinatal health for refugees: an ethno-psychoanalytic viewpoint Saskia Von Overbeck Ottino 5. Immigrant mothers Usha Tummala-Narra 6. Spirit possession and motherhood Geneviève Welsh 7. Specific challenges faced by children of immigrants Salman Akhtar* 8. Holding and handling a child from a different cultural cradle: Parenting in a context of international adoption Mayssa' El Husseini, Aureì*lie Harf, Sara Skandrani, Marie Rose Moro 9. Going through adolescence with immigrant parents in Chile Gabriela Guzman*