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An in-classroom method for helping emotionally and developmentally disturbed young children. Excerpts from this book are available on the website of The Children's Psychological Health Center, Inc. a nonprofit agency: www.childrenspsychological.org

Janusz Korczak International Literary Prize:
First place, International Literary Prize for "World's Best Book Concerning the Well-Being of Children"—Awarded to Gilbert Kliman, M.D. and Albert Rosenfeld, co-authors of Responsible Parenthood, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1980

"Adrenal Medullary Function," in G. Gordon Yearbook of Endocrinology, Yearbook Publishers, 1955.

"Improved Visual Recognition in Hypnotic Versus Control State," Archives of General Psychiatry, Vol. 7:155-162, October 1962.

Children and the Death of a President, Editor and Contributor (with Martha Wolfenstein, Ph.D.), Doubleday & Company, New York, 1965.

"Oedipal Themes in Children's Reactions to the Assassination of President Kennedy," in Wolfenstein and Kliman, Children and the Death of a President, Doubleday, New York, 1965.

"The Role of Stimulus Ambiguity in Hypnotic Recognition," (with Eugene Goldberg, M.D.), Arch. Gen. Psychiat. 14: 100, Jan. 1966.

"Sharing Truths for Mental Health," in Mental Health in Our Daily Life. Mental Health Association, White Plains, New York, 1966.

"A Psychoanalyst Looks at White Violence as a Factor in Black Violence," The Center for Preventive Psychiatry, 1968.

Teacher Recognition of Psychiatric Needs Among Preschoolers," The Center for Preventive Psychiatry, 1968.

Psychological Emergencies of Childhood. Grune and Stratton, New York, 1968.

"A Psychiatrist Speaks Out: 3,000 Blighted Children of Westchester," The Center for Preventive Psychiatry, 1969.

"On a Vacuum in Mental Health Practices," The Center for Preventive Psychiatry, 1969.

"Psychological Management of the Dying Child," in W. Kutscher (Ed.) Death and Bereavement, Charles C. Thomas Company, Springfield, Ill. 1969.

"The Unique Function of the Teacher in an Experimental Therapeutic Nursery School" (with Doris Ronald), The Center for Preventive Psychiatry, White Plains, New York, 1970.

The Open Family Series (Consultant Editor, with Sarah Bonnett Stein, author). A series of five books entitled About Dying, Making Babies, That New Baby, A Hospital Story, and About Handicaps, Walker Publishing Co., New York, 1974.

"Death in the Family—Its Impact on Children," Terry Friedman Klein Memorial Lecture. Behavioral Sciences Tape Library, Leonia, New Jersey, 1974.

"Death of a Parent Occurring During a Child's Analysis," in Trauma: Monograph V of the Monograph Series of the Ernst Kris Study Group, New York, 1974.

"A Case of a Dying Child," in Trauma: Monograph V of the Monograph Series of the Ernst Kris Study Group, New York Psychoanalytic Institute, International Universities Press, New York, 1974.

"Analyst in the Nursery: Application of Child Analytic Techniques in a Therapeutic Nursery," The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Volume 30, New York Times Publishing Company, 1975.

"A Study of Maternal Depression in the First Two Years of Life: A Possible Contributing Factor in the Etiology of Infantile Psychosis and Neurosis" (with Judyth Katz), The Center for Preventive Psychiatry, White Plains, New York, 1975.

Introduction to Love and Mankind's Future, by Alexander Arzoumanian, Persepolis Press, New York, 1976.

"Preventive Measures in Childhood Bereavement," in Linzer, N. Understanding Bereavement and Grief, Yeshiva University Press, New York, 1977.

"Childhood Mourning: A Taboo Within a Taboo," in Gerber, I., Wiener, A., Kutscher, A., et al., Perspectives on Bereavement, MSS Information Corporation, New York, 1979.

"Mourning, Memory, and Reconstruction: The Analysis of a Four-Year-Old Maternally Bereaved Girl at Age Sixteen Months" (With Thomas Lopez, Ph.D.), in The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Volume 34, The New York Times Press, New York, 1979.

"Facilitation of Mourning During Childhood," in Gerber, I., Wiener, A., Kutscher, A., et al., Perspectives on Bereavement, MSS Information Corporation, New York, 1979.

"The Cornerstone Treatment of a Preschool Boy from an Extremely Impoverished Environment" (with Thomas Lopez, Ph.D.), The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Vol. 35, The New York Times Press, New York, 1980.

Responsible Parenthood: The Child's Psyche Through the Six-Year Pregnancy, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, New York, 1980.

"Death: Some Implications in Child Development and Child Analysis," in Advances in Thanatology, Vol. 4, No. 2, Arno Press, New York, 1980.

"Children in Foster Care: A Preventive Service and Research Program for a High Risk Population" (with M. Harris Schaeffer, Murray J. Friedman, and Bernard G. Pasquariella). The Journal of Preventive Psychiatry, Volume I: 1, 1981.

Editorial(s). The Journal of Preventive Psychiatry. Volume I, 1981-1982, Volume II, 1983-4, Volume III, 1985-7, Volume IV, in press.

Preventive Mental Health Services for Children Entering Foster Family Care: An Assessment (with M. Harris Schaeffer, and M. Friedman). The Center for Preventive Psychiatry, White Plains, New York, 1982.

"Summary of Two Psychoanalytically Based Service and Research Projects: Preventive Treatments for Foster Children" with M. Harris Schaeffer, Ph.D. J. of Preventive Psychiatry, Vol. II, No. 1, 1983.

"Three New Areas in Litigation on behalf of Children," in Child Psychiatry and the Law, Diane Schekty, Editor, Volume 2, Bruner/Mazel, New York, 1985.

Preventive Psychiatry: Early Intervention and Situational Crisis Management, co-editor, with S.C. Klagsbrun, M.D., E.J. Clark, Ph.D., others. The Charles Press, Philadelphia, 1989.

My Earthquake Story: A Guided Workbook for Children, Parents and Teachers, with Harriet Wolfe, M.D. and Edward Oklan, M.D. Psychological Trauma Center Press, Kentfield, CA. October, 1989.

"Facilitation of Mourning During Childhood," chapter in Preventive Psychiatry: Early Intervention and Situational Crisis Management. (Eds) S. Klagsbrun, G. Kliman, E. Clark, A. Kutscher, R. DeBellis, C. Lambert. The Charles Press, Philadelphia, 1989.

"Toward Preventive Intervention in Early Childhood Object Loss," chapter in Noshpitz, H. and Coddington, D. (Eds) Stressors and Clinical Techniques in Child Psychiatry. Charles Thomas, NY, 1990.

"Brief Report: Loss of Parental Services—A Guide to Categorization." J. Preventive Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 4:1, 1990. Human Sciences Press, NYC.

"A Methodologic Breakthrough: The Saga of Delivering Effective Primary Preventive Psychotherapy to Groups of Foster Children." J. Preventive Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 4:1, 1990. Human Sciences Press, NYC.

"The Rise of Adolf Hitler and Other Genocidal Leaders—Psychoanalytic and Historical Symposium (Summary)," J. Preventive Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 4:1,1990. Human Sciences Press, NYC.

“Facilitating Effective Coping in Children Following Disasters: A Psychoanalytic Informed Guided Narrative Intervention.” J. Am Psan. Assoc. In Press

"A Breakthrough in Prediction and Prevention: Diagnoses as Social Predictors for Foster Children." Kliman, G. and M.H. Schaeffer, Ph.D. J. Preventive Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 4:1, 1990 Human Sciences Press, NYC.

"My Flood Story—a Guided Activity Workbook for Children, Families and Teachers," co-authored with Edward Oklan, M.D., Family Development Press, 1010 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Kentfield, CA 94960.

"My Earthquake Story, A Guided Activity Workbook for Children, Families and Teachers," co-authored with Harriet Wolfe, M.D., Preventive Psychiatry Associates Medical Group, Inc., 2105 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 and Edward Oklan, M.D., Family Development Press, 1010 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Kentfield, CA 94960.

"Field Notes: Foster Care: The Personal Life History Book: A Psychoanalytically Based Intervention for Foster Children," Journal for the Psychoanalysis of Culture & Society, Fall 1996 1:2. 159-162.

"Use of a Personal Life History Book in the Treatment of Foster Children--An Attempt to Enhance Stability of Foster Care Placements." Kliman G and Zelman A. (1996). Chapter in Zelman A (ed). Early Intervention with High-Risk Children: Freeing Prisoners of Circumstance. Jason Aronson, Northvale, NJ. 105-124.

"Cornerstone Project: Analysis in Special Ed Classes," The American Psychoanalyst, 1997. 31:2. 27-28

“My Book about Kosovo - a Guided Activity Workbook for Kosovo Children, Families, and their Teachers." English and Albanian Editions, CPHC, 1999, San Francisco.

"My Book about the Attack on America", A Guided Activity Workbook for Children, Families and Teachers, coauthored with Ed Oklan, M.D. and Ann Oklan, M.D. 2001, CPHC, San Francisco.

"Helping Patients and their Families Cope in a National Disaster", The S.F. Medical Society, January 2002. Reprinted in J. L.A. Medical Society, March 2002.

Discussion of Reactive Attachment Disorder. Developmental Pediatrics. 2003.

"My Personal Story About Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – a guided activity workbook to help coping, learning and Healthy expression.” The Children’s Psychological Health Center, Sept. 24, 2005 San Francisco. Derivative editions by Mercy Corps, Portland, OR.

“My Personal Story About Tropical Storm Stan” English Ed. Feb. 24, 2006, The Children’s Psychological Health Center. Spanish Translation “ Mi Historia De La Tormenta Stan” Feb. 2006

Israeli Edition: My Book About Terror Attacks.

“Methods for Maximizing the Good Effects of Foster Care: Evidence Based Strategies to Prevent Discontinuities of Foster Care and Raise I.Q.” International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, April, 2006

Responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The American Psychoanalyst, December 2006.

A SAMPLING OF BOOKS AND ARITICLES MENTIONING OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR'S WORK:

Bernstein, I., 1981, Attachment and Loss, Vol. III. Loss, Sadness and Depression: By John Bowlby. New York: Basic Books, 1980. 472 pp., Psychoanal Q., 50:418-422

Bernstein, I., 1982, The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Vol. 35: Edited by Albert J. Solnit, Ruth S. Eissler, Anna Freud, Phyllis Greenacre, Marianne Kris, Peter B. Neubauer. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1980, 465 pp., J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn., 30:751-753

Blank, H.R., 1982, The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. XXXIV, 1979: Memory, Reconstruction, and Mourning in the Analysis of a 4-Year-Old Child. Maternal Bereavement in the Second Year of Life. Thomas Lopez and Gilbert W. Kliman. Pp. 235-271.Psychoanal Q., 51:331

Blank, H.R., 1983, The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, XXXV. 1980: The Cornerstone Treatment of a Preschool Boy from an Extremely Impoverished Environment. Thomas Lopez and Gilbert W. Kliman. Pp. 341-375.Psychoanal Q., 52:314

Buchsbaum, B.C., 1987, Remembering a Parent Who Has Died: A Developmental Perspective,"Ann. Psychoanal., 15:99-112

Cabaniss, D.L.., Forand, N., Roose, S.P., 2004, Conducting Analysis After September 11: Implications for Psychoanalytic Technique, J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn., 52:717-734

Garber, B.,1981, Mourning in Children: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis, Ann. Psychoanal., 9:9-19’

Greenstein, F.I.,1968, Private Disorder and the Public Order, A Proposal for Collaboration Between Psychoanalysts and Political Scientists, Psychoanal Q., 37:261-281

Hagman, G.,1996, The Role Of The Other In Mourning, Psychoanal Q., 65:327-352

Holmes, D.E.,1997, The Analyst In The Inner City, By Neil Altman. Hillsdale , NJ : The Analytic Press, 1995, 188 pp., J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn., 45:644-648

Hoyt, M.F.,1980, On the Psychology and Psychopathology of Primal-Scene Experience, J. Amer. Acad. Psychoanal., 8:311-335

Hoyt, M.F.,1981, Observations Regarding Patients' Reactions to The Jonestown Massacre and The Moscone-Milk Assassinations, J. Amer. Acad. Psychoanal., 9:303-309

Krimendahl, E.K., Buchholz, E.S.,1993,The Negative Holding Environment in Child Treatment Cycles of Abuse and Depression, Contemp. Psychoanal., 29:503-529

Mahon, E.,1977,The Painted Guinea Pig, Psychoanal. St. Child, 32:283-303

Menes, J.B.,1971,Children's Reactions to the Death of a Parent: A Review of the Psychoanalytic Literature, J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn., 19:697-719

Nagera, H.,1970, Children's Reactions to the Death of Important Objects, A Developmental Approach, Psychoanal. St. Child, 25:360-400

Pollock, G.H., 1977, The Mourning Process and Creative Organizational Change, J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn., 25:3-34

Rosenblitt, D.L., 2005,Translating Child Analysis from the Playroom to the Classroom: Opportunities and Choices, J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn., 53:189-211

Samuels, S.C.,1995,Helping Foster Children to Mourn Past Relationships, Psychoanal. St. Child, 50:308-326

Sekaer, C., Katz, S., 1986,On the Concept of Mourning in Childhood: Reactions of a 2½-Year-Old Girl to the Death of her Father, Psychoanal. St. Child, 41:287-314

Shane, E., Shane, M.,1990,Object Loss and Selfobject Loss: A Consideration of Self Psychology's Contribution to Understanding Mourning and the Failure to Mourn, Ann. Psychoanal., 18:115-131

Thomas, K.R., Siller, J., 1999, Object Loss, Mourning, and Adjustment to Disability, Psychoanal. Psychol., 16:179-197

Wangh, M., 1972, Some Unconscious Factors in the Psychogenesis of Recent Student Uprisings, Psychoanal Q., 41:207-223

Wolfenstein, M., 1966, How is Mourning Possible?, Psychoanal. St. Child, 21:93-123