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Published Online: 1980, pp. 461–605

A Psychotherapeutic Approach to Silent Children

Mark J. Blotcky, M.D., and John G. Looney, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 34, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1980.34.4.487

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This paper presents through clinical material a practical conceptual framework in the treatment of silent, nonproductive children. Based on systems theory, the therapist is encouraged to routinely take an inclusive view of the child and his world and make a focused evaluation of the meaning of this resistance at several different levels: (a) the greater, nonfamilial social system, (b) the family system, (c) the dyadic relationship with the therapist, and (d) the intrapsychic economy.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 34 • Number 4 • 1980, pp. 461–605

Pages: 487 - 495

PubMed: 7446796

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Published in print: 1980, pp. 461–605

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Mark J. Blotcky, M.D.^†

Dallas, Tex.

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John G. Looney, M.D.^‡

Dallas, Tex.

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Revision of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Academy of Child Psychiatry, Coronado, Calif., October, 1978.

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Staff Child Psychiatrist, Director of the Childrens Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital and Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas. Mailing address: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital, Box 11288, Dallas, Texas 75223.

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Director of the Child and Adolescent Service at Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital in Dallas; Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas; Research Psychiatrist, Timberlawn Foundation for Research and Education in Psychiatry.

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