The Family System of Suicidal Children
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Vol. 35 (3) , 330-341
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1981.35.3.330
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 onto the child, symbiotic parent-child relations, and an inflexible family system. Five cases illustrate a spectrum of family psychopathology and resultant childhood suicidal tendencies.Keywords
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