RT Journal A1 FREEDMAN A T1 PSychoanalytic study of the child. vol. xii JF A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children JO A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children YR 1959 FD February 1 VO 97 IS 2 SP 249 OP 249 DO 10.1001/archpedi.1959.02070010251018 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1959.02070010251018 AB "Psychoanalytic Study of the Child," Vol. XII, like its predecessors, is a varied collection of psychoanalytic contributions of theoretical and clinical content. The ninteen papers in this volume touch on a wide range of topics with no over-all theme. Certain of the papers are noteworthy. Lustman presents a study of psychic energy and mechanisms of defense. Marianna Kris discusses the use of prediction in a longitudinal study. Erna Furman describes the treatment of children under the age of five by means of parental therapy. Elizabeth Gelleerd writes concerning psychoanalytic technique in adolescents.