An Account of the Psycho-Analytic Treatment of a Little Girl

This book presents the verbatim account of the treatment of a little girl nicknamed „The Piggle“. The child, who was seen „on demand“ because she lived a considerable distance from the analyst’s office, was a little over two years old at the inception of treatment, which took three years. Besides the accounts of the treatment sessions, The Piggle includes illuminating excerpts from letters written to the analyst by the child’s parents, and invaluable commentary by Dr. Winnicott.