Factors Influencing the Changing Clinical Expression of the Depressive Process in Children

LEON CYTRYN and DONALD H. MCKNEW, JR.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131, Number 8

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.8.879

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The authors attempt to conceptualize a pattern of defense against the depressive process that changes with age. They enumerate several forces that oppose or promote these defensive operations, resulting in three levels at which the depressive process manifests itself: fantasy, verbalization, and mood and behavior. The shifting balance of these forces helps to explain the variability with which the depressive process manifests itself throughout the various phases of the life cycle.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131 • Number 8 • August 1974

Pages: 879 - 881

PubMed: 4525279

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Published in print: August 1974

Published online: 12 February 2015

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LEON CYTRYN

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DONALD H. MCKNEW, JR.

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Research Associate, Children's Hospital of the District of Columbia, 2125 13th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 and Clinical Professor, George Washington University School of Medicine

Research Associate, Children's Hospital of the District of Columbia, 2125 13th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 and Assistant Clinical Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and Child Health and Development, George Washington University School of Medicine

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Factors Influencing the Changing Clinical Expression of the Depressive Process in Children

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