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Traumatized Children of Violent Marriages

NCJ Number
118825
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 68 Issue: 4 Dated: (July/August 1989) Pages: 421-436
Author(s)
L Silvern; L Kaersvang
Date Published
1989
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Over three million children, it is estimated, witness parental violence annually.
Abstract
The clinical effects upon many children are characteristic of trauma, with dissociation and defensive protections against recall and resolution that can be pathological. This article presents the case for this assessment and describes the successful treatment of an eight-year-old-boy. 3 Notes, 57 References. (Publisher abstract)