David M. Levy

BEHAVIOR DISORDERS IN CHILDREN: PSYCHANALYTIC STUDIES

The various methods of approach to the study of behavior problems indicate that there is no exclusive method—all lines of investigation must be followed. This has necessitated a division of labor at the Institute for Juvenile Research and the development of special skill in the following divisions: social work, mental tests, achievement and special abilities tests, physical examination, Psychiatric examination. The psychiatrist utilizes the findings in these fields, correlates them with the results of his mental examination, attempts to isolate the significant etiologic factors, i. e., explain the difficulty, and outlines a program of treatment. I shall discuss the specific application of the method of investigation which we call the psychanalytic; not because it follows a prescribed technic of treatment or analysis, nor goes deeply into the details of the psychic life of the patient, but because attention is focused on certain sources of maladjustment chiefly emphasized by investigations of