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Published Online: 1990, pp. 467–625

Interrupting the Reenactment Cycle: Psychotherapy of a Sexually Traumatized Boy

Philip L. Ellis, Ph.D., Harry L. Piersma, Ph.D., and Charles E. Grayson, Jr., Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 44, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1990.44.4.525

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This article describes the individual psychotherapy of an eight-year-old boy who had been sexually traumatized by his biological father. To break the reenactment cycle, it was crucial to facilitate expression of the positive as well as the negative feelings that the boy had toward his father.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 44 • Number 4 • 1990, pp. 467–625

Pages: 525 - 535

PubMed: 2285078

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Published in print: 1990, pp. 467–625

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Philip L. Ellis, Ph.D.^*

Grand Rapids, MI

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Harry L. Piersma, Ph.D.^†

Grand Rapids, MI

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Charles E. Grayson, Jr., Ph.D.^‡

Grand Rapids, MI

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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Michigan State University; Clinical Program Manager, Child and Adolescent Division, Pine Rest Christian Hospital, 300 68th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49501.

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Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Michigan State University; Director of Research and Psychology Training, Pine Rest Christian Hospital.

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Senior Staff Psychologist, Pine Rest Christian Hospital.

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Interrupting the Reenactment Cycle: Psychotherapy of a Sexually Traumatized Boy

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