by Anne Lastman
Many years ago, during my psychology studies, I read a study that has stayed with me all the ensuing years.
The study was about emotional deprivation. It was carried out by a psychoanalyst called René Spitz (1944) and involved 40 new babies. These babies were divided into two groups. One group was fed, changed, taken care of, given all necessities for living but devoid of any interaction, affection, touch, (apart from the necessary) and even eye contact. The second group w…
