Growth Failure and Maternal Deprivation

Synopsis

Shows that physical and mental retardation in children may often result from a lack of parental attention, especially from the mother. Shows essential clinical features of infantile marasmus in two children, one of 13 months and one almost four years old. Describes the circumstances under which these children lived, most notably those aspects of the mother-child relationship thought to be responsible for their failure to grow and develop normally. The real substance of the film concerns the children’s presenting symptoms, and recovery under hospital care.*

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 28 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1967

Availability

Hire

Subjects

Medical sciences; Psychology

Keywords

children; Maternal deprivation; mentally handicapped children; physically handicapped children

Credits

Contributor

Douglas A Sargent; Viggo W Jensen

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Counter-point Films

Distributor

Name

Contemporary Films

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 7950

Address

British Film Institute
21 Stephen Street
London W1P 2LN

Notes

Administrative address: Unit H Spectrum House, Gordon House Road, London NW5 1LP, tel: 020 7482 6204, fax: 020 7284 2809, email: inquiries@contemporaryfilms.com, http://www.comtemporaryfilms.com