The Right Place (and Persons) at the Right Time
The Right Place (and Persons) at the Right Time
This chapter examines the intellectual background and origins of the Yale Longitudinal Study (YLS). It begins with the establishment in 1911 of the Yale Psycho-Clinic for children at the Yale School of Medicine, headed by Arnold Gesell and devoted to the study and care of children with intellectual and mental disabilities. It then considers the role played by Milton Senn, who brought psychoanalysis to what would become the Yale Child Study Center. It also looks at other individuals who were part of the group that initiated the YLS, including Albert Solnit, Samuel Ritvo, Sally Provence, and Seymour Lustman. Finally, it describes the years after the YLS was undertaken, with particular reference to its impact on child psychoanalysis, adult analysis, child development, and child mental health in America.
Keywords: psychoanalysis, Yale Longitudinal Study, children, New Haven County, Yale School of Medicine, Arnold Gesell, Milton Senn, Yale Child Study Center, child development, mental health
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