Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ix
About the Editors and Contributors xi
Preface Juliet Mitchell xv
Introduction xix
Chapter 1 Françoise Dolto: a biography Sian Morgan 1
Chapter 2 Françoise Dolto's contribution to neonatology Catherine Vanier 27
Chapter 3 Childhood psychosis Sian Morgan 39
Chapter 4 Seeing the bigger picture Guy Hall 63
Chapter 5 The unconscious image of the body Claude Boukobza 85
Chapter 6 Gendering the libido: Françoise Dolto and female sexuality Françoise Hivernel 101
Chapter 7 Homosexuality in women Françoise Hivernel 127
Chapter 8 La Maison Verte: a place for words. Personal reflections on working with Françoise Dolto Anne-Marie Canu 143
Chapter 9 La Casa Verde: Speech, listening, welcoming in Françoise Dolto's work Bice Benvenuto 163
Chapter 10 Desire, Dire, Dieu, and Dolto Guy Hall 191
Appendix I Chronology of the life of Francçoise Dolto 217
Index 219