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| Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2002): |
Thought in the face of violence: a child's need.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
This article provides a clinical perspective on the combined impacts on children of spousal violence in the home and the absence of attuned parental thought that accompanies it.
METHODS:
This article takes the form of a commentary, drawing on clinical case studies and research literature to illustrate the child's experience of "unthinking," nonreflective parental states of mind, from the point of witnessing violence through to contact arrangements post-separation. Parallel dynamics and impacts are discussed with caregiving and legislative systems.
RESULTS:
The article suggests that "unthinking" states of mind in parents can be as damaging for a child as the overt witnessing and experiencing of violence.
CONCLUSIONS:
The prevention or early overturning of unthinking states of mind, in and out of the home, greatly influences the nature of a child's recovery from domestic violence.
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Author information
Author/s: McIntosh, Jennifer E (JE);
Affiliation: McIntosh Consulting, Alphington, Victoria, Australia.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
Journal: Child abuse & neglect (Child Abuse Negl), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 26 (issue 3) : pp 229-41
Dates: Created 2002/05/15; Completed 2002/09/17; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12013055, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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