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[The dead mother]

A Green

    Psyche
    |March 1, 1993
    PubMed
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    Children experiencing maternal depression develop "psychic holes" due to emotional deprivation. This "white depression" results from an inability to mourn the internally absent mother, impacting psychic development.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Child Development

    Context:

    • Focuses on the child's subjective experience of maternal depression.
    • Explores the impact of emotional unavailability, not physical absence.
    • Introduces the concept of 'white depression' stemming from cathectic deprivation.

    Purpose:

    • To analyze the psychological consequences for a child with a depressed, internally absent mother.
    • To describe the mechanisms of introjection and splitting in response to maternal unavailability.
    • To introduce the concept of 'psychic holes' as a result of this deprivation.

    Summary:

    • Children of depressed mothers internalize a split mother-imago, preventing mourning and leading to 'psychic holes' or 'white depression'.
    • This state mirrors the structuring function of the 'dead mother' complex described by Green, comparable to Freud's 'dead father' concept.

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  • The study posits the 'dead mother complex' as a significant psychoanalytic construct alongside the Oedipus complex.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the profound impact of maternal depression on early child development and psychic structure.
    • Offers a new framework for understanding developmental disruptions caused by emotional neglect.
    • Contributes to psychoanalytic theory by expanding on concepts of mourning, object relations, and complex formation.