Anaclitic Depression
The Case of Tommy Continued
Thursday, January 12th, 2012Three years before, Tommy had made a serious suicide attempt while away from home at college, slashing his wrist following a painful breakup with a girlfriend in the midst of other school problems. He was hospitalized, diagnosed as having a Major Depressive Disorder and treated with antidepressants and counseling, neither of […]
Protective Presence
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Clinical observation of young children in London during World War II indicated that they could pass through prolonged and extreme stresses, like nightly bombing raids requiring that they be snatched from their beds and taken to air raid shelters, with little evidence of lasting trauma provided that they remained in the […]