Obsessional manifestations in children
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Published on: December 24, 2013
1George Washington University School of Medicine, USA.
Abstract:
Material is presented from the analyses of three children who developed obsessional behavior during the course of their analytic work. The author's intent is to use a careful examination of the emergence of these children's obsessions to try to understand the unconscious determinants that lead to the development of obsessive-compulsive behavior as a way to deal with psychic distress.
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