A professional portrait of Dr. Rene Spitz, paediatrician and psychiatrist, largely based on footage taken on a visit to the Erikson Institute in Chicago, 1969. Dr. Spitz is best known for his work on the effects of emotional deprivation on children.
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ACMI Identifier
322583
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Emotions in children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physicians
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatry
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)