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Thought in the face of violence: a child's need
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posted on 2002-03-01, 00:00 authored by Jennifer McintoshOBJECTIVE: 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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Child abuse & neglectVolume
26Issue
3Pagination
229 - 241Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0145-2134Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2002, Elsevier ScienceUsage metrics
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