A COMBINED APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF EFFEMINATE BEHAVIOUR IN A BOY: A CASE STUDY
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Vol. 24 (3) , 469-479
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1983.tb00122.x
Abstract
The treatment of a 5.5-yr-old boy with persistent effeminate behavior was described. He had individual therapy sessions over 21 mo. while a social worker worked with this parents and maternal grandmother. The therapists combined psychodynamic and behavioral elements in their work, aiming at understanding the obstacles to masculine behavior and helping the family achieve the change. At termination, there were positive changes in the child, his parents and grandmother, which were maintained at follow-up 6 mo., 15 mo. and 3 yr later. The relevance of inhibited aggression confused with masculinity in all members of the family is discussed.Keywords
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