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Published Online: 1984, pp. 1–160

A Young Child Who Witnessed Her Mother’s Murder: Therapeutic and Legal Considerations

Charles H. Zeanah, M.D., and Gloria Sax Burk, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 38, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.1.132

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We call attention to the problems of children who witness parental murder by presenting the treatment of a four-year-old girl. Complex therapeutic and legal dilemmas in such cases require dual roles of the clinician as therapist and as legal advocate for the child.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 38 • Number 1 • 1984, pp. 1–160

Pages: 132 - 145

PubMed: 6711706

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Published in print: 1984, pp. 1–160

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Charles H. Zeanah, M.D.^*

Palo Alto, CA

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Gloria Sax Burk, M.D.^†

Palo Alto, CA

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Div. of Child Psychiatry and Child Development, Dept. of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine. Mailing address: Children’s Hospital at Stanford, 520 Willow Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304.

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Clinical Associate Professor, Div. of Psychiatry and Child Development, Dept. of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.

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A Young Child Who Witnessed Her Mother’s Murder: Therapeutic and Legal Considerations

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