This paper discusses a case study of therapeutic intervention with a 2-year-old boy. The child's major presenting symptom is intractable insomnia caused by nightmares, but his problems are linked to general patterns resulting from early paternal loss. The report analyzes the first 30 sessions of treatment. Discussion focuses on the unusual…

The paper deals with the Cornerstone Project, in which a child analyst works with psychiatrically ill preschool children within a nursery classroom group setting. An analytically trained psychotherapist works 1 1/2 hours per day with up to seven children in the classroom, with the help of nursery school teachers. There is regular contact with…

Listed in the bibliography, one of a series of over 50 similar bibliographies on exceptional (both handicapped and gifted) children, are 88 references concerning counseling particularly as it is employed with exceptional children, and psychotherapy (including group therapy) particularly in reference to emotionally disturbed children. Entries,…

This 1,131-item bibliography focuses upon research which centered on or included children 12 years of age and younger, who were not substantially below average in intelligence or grossly handicapped neurologically, and who had problems commonly considered appropriate for treatment in child guidance and out-patient psychiatric clinics. The studies…

The author reports an account of the method of self-therapy that he haltingly evolved over the years when faced with sensory disabilities. It presents a personal account of the tortuous routes in the evolution of this method and his confrontation with religion, work, self, middle age, death, others, marriage, and image of old age. The self-therapy…

The paper suggests the importance of psychological intervention during the initial stages of chronic disease in children, and cites cases illustrating patient reactions. (CL)

Like the successful psychotherapist, the successful composition teacher is one who communicates empathy, unconditional positive regard, and self-congruence. (DD)

In this dialogue the authors share their respective views about the nature of counseling and about its relationship to professional psychology. The major issue is level and intensity of professional preparation. (Author)

Authors hypothesized client's self-perception of improvement in therapy is partially a function of situational cues in contrast to internal mechanisms. Undergraduate Ss (N=65) self-disclosed on a problem for 10 minutes and were then assigned to one of four "interpersonal cue" conditions, or to a "discharge cue" condition. (Author)

This paper describes some of the characteristics of relationship patterns established by partners with one depressed member. Depressive dyadic and triadic relationships are characterized by repetitive and patterned verbal and non-verbal behavior designated "microcycling". Treatment approaches include therapy of the partners' relationship and of…

This article describes brief therapy using a structural approach. During the course of therapy the encopretic behavior of a pre-adolescent boy was observed in relation to the interaction and structure of the family system. The presenting problem was analyzed as a sign of family dysfunction. (Author)

This article describes part of the process of using different experiential and therapeutic settings for patients. The authors review how they have used the Erhard Seminar Training (EST) program to compliment a family-focussed treatment program and destigmatize a patient. (Author)

Drug addiction is a potentially life-threatening problem with suicidal ramifications. Within the family of the addict, addiction takes on a special, participatory, meaning; the addicted member is treated as one undergoing a slow death. Treatment can make the mourning explicit. The death issue can be a vehicle for family change. (Author)

Relationships of client demographics and services at mental health centers was studied. Services studied were: diagnosis, programs, personnel, and therapy. Client attributes accounted for small proportions of variance, with ethnicity and age being the most consistent single predictors. (NG)