Download or read book Maternal Deprivation Reassessed written by Michael Rutter and published by Penguin Uk. This book was released on 1991 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years have passed since Maternal Deprivation was first greeted with a storm of controversy. Some early views have been modified, but the basic proposition - that lack, loss or distortion of child care have a very important effect on psychological development - has received substantial support. In this book the author reviews the qualities of motherhood needed for the normal development and considers both short-term and long-term effects of maternal deprivation.