The Abusing Mother—Criminal, Psychopath or Victim of Circumstances

Marvin L. Blumberg, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 34, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1980.34.3.351

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Child abuse is perpetrated mainly by mothers of young children as a result of interaction of their own deficient personalities, ambient circumstances, and problems innate in the children. Abuse situations require assessment and handling of legal, medical, social and psychiatric aspects for the mother, the child, and the father.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 34 • Number 3 • 1980, pp. 305–460

Pages: 351 - 362

PubMed: 7416316

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Published in print: 1980, pp. 305–460

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Marvin L. Blumberg, M.D.^†

Jamaica, N.Y.

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Presented at the Twentieth Emil A. Gutheil Memorial Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, New York City, November 18, 1979.

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Chairman, Dept. of Pediatrics, The Jamaica Hospital, 89th Ave. & Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, N.Y. 11418. Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Health Science Center, SUNY at Stony Brook.

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The Abusing Mother—Criminal, Psychopath or Victim of Circumstances

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