Parent surrogate roles: A dynamic concept in understanding and treating abusive parents

Further observations on child abuse: An a‐posteriori examination of group therapy notes

“…", The other two authors who had been co-therapists for this sample of 52 parents (Paulson & Chaleff, 1973), along with "L.S." then tabulated, analyzed and made generalizations and inferences based upon all the clinical data history available.…”

“…Initial research on the abusing family frequently centered on clinical descriptions of personality attributes of the parents (Blumberg, 1974;Steele, 1970;Paulson & Blake, 1967;Paulson & Chaleff, 1973;Paulson, Savino, Chaleff, Saunders, Frisch, & Dunn, 1974;Steele & Pollock, 1968). Various indices for identifying high risk families have been used in clini-* Project supported by Grant No.…”

Incest and sexual molestation: Clinical and legal issues*

“…MD-R-060339, awarded by Maternal and Child Health, DHEW. (Patterson & Gullion, 1974;Paulson & Chaleff, 1973).…”

Suicide Potential and Behavior in Children Ages 4 to 12

“…The personal-social dynamics of these families were marked with isola- Paulson and Stone (1974) studied 12 latency-age children, finding tion, emotional detachment, insensitivity to the affectional needs of others, and rejection by peers. In many respects the clinical findings of family disharmony, emotional isolation and failures in infant-childmother bonding are as characteristic of suicidal families as they are of child-abusing families (Paulson et al, 1973(Paulson et al, ,1974(Paulson et al, ,1975(Paulson et al, , 1975. Shaffer (1974), in a study of children under age 14, likewise found impaired peer relationships, and lack of personal-social attachment between family members to be symptomatic of a "family pathology."…”