Separation-individuation

by Margaret S. Mahler

Margaret Mahler's ideas have broadened and deepend the Freudian theory of development, undeniable. There are few developmental psychoanalysts or allied workers who are unaware of the importance of her contribution to our knowledge of the critical phases in child development. In particular, her delineation of the separation-individuation phases and processes has contributed immeasurable to our understanding of early development and its relevance to later pathology. Her selected papers are essential reading