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The children of imprisoned parents: a psychosocial exploration
William H Sack1, Jack Seidler2, Susan Thomas
1University of Oregon Health Sciences Center.
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|October 1, 1976
Abstract:
This study of children's reactions to the imprisonment of a parent identifies temporary behavioral symptoms that commonly follow the incarceration of a parent, as well as antisocial behavior on the part of a few pubertal children. The stigmatizing and traumatizing effects of imprisonment on the spouse and child left behind are discussed, and suggestions for clinical intervention are offered.