Citation

Pfeffer CR. Am. J. Psychother. 1981; 35(3): 330-341.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7294249

Abstract

The organizational characteristics of the family system of psychiatrically hospitalized suicidal latency-age children include lack of generational boundaries, severely conflicted spouse relationships, parental feelings projected into the child, symbiotic parent-child relations, and an inflexible family system. Five cases illustrate a spectrum of family psychopathology and resultant childhood suicidal tendencies.

Language: en