Citation

Lesnik-Oberstein M. Child Abuse Negl. 1983; 7(4): 471-472.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6686798

Abstract

Parental denial of reality is a form of emotional child abuse. The case history of a 49-year-old patient in psychoanalytic psychotherapy is described in order to illustrate how parental denial, especially parental collusive denial, of reality may impair a child's sense of reality by invalidating his perceptions and memories. The resulting doubts about their truth may result in a feeling of "being crazy."

Language: en