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The sound-object: A hypothesis about prenatal auditory experience and memory
- S. Maiello
- Psychology
- 1 April 1995
Abstract The exploration of the area of possible prenatal experience suggests that the sound of the mother's voice, alternating with silence, may give the child a proto-experience of both presence… Expand
Encounter with a traditional healer: Western and African therapeutic approaches in dialogue.
- S. Maiello
- Medicine, Psychology
- The Journal of analytical psychology
- 1 April 2008
The paper explores the extent to which cultural aspects contribute to the modalities of human relations and consequently to the qualities of the internal objects and the sense of identity.… Expand
Encounter with an african healer: Thinking about the possibilities and limits of cross-cultural psychotherapy
- S. Maiello
- Psychology
- 1 May 1999
Abstract The report of the work of an African healer, in which the method of treatment of a patient with a psychotic breakdown is described to the author, a Western-trained psychotherapist, gives… Expand
On the transgenerational transmission of trauma and violence
- S. Maiello
- Psychology
- 2001
In this paper, I shall discuss issues connected with violence, trauma and their transgenerational transmission. This is an area which seems crucial at this point of South Africa's history, not only… Expand
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Twinning phantasies in the mother-infant couple and the observer's counterpoint function: Preliminary remarks about the numbers one, two and three
- S. Maiello
- Psychology
- 1 September 1997
Prenatal trauma and autism
- S. Maiello
- Psychology
- 1 January 2001
Through the clinical history of a little girl, this paper explores some possible traumatic prenatal experiences of children who have autistic features from birth. It establishes a tentative… Expand
Prenatal experiences of containment in the light of Bion's model of container/contained
- S. Maiello
- Psychology
- 9 October 2012
This paper explores the idea of possible proto-experiences of the prenatal child in the context of Bion's model of container/contained. The physical configuration of the embryo/foetus contained in… Expand
The rhythmical dimension of the mother-infant relationship — transcultural considerations
- S. Maiello
- Medicine, Psychology
- Journal of child and adolescent mental health
- 1 September 2003
The paper describes the importance of experiences of shared rhythmicity in the mother-infant relationship and their meaning for primary mental development. Rhythmical elements are already present… Expand
The cultural dimension in early mother-infant interaction and psychic development: An infant observation in south africa
- S. Maiello
- Psychology
- 1 February 2000
Abstract The paper presents an observation of an African baby and his mother in his home environment in a township near Cape Town. The material of the child's first three months of life shows how… Expand