TY - JOUR
T1 - Ghosts in the nursery
T2 - The secret thoughts of a sick child's parents
AU - Erel-Brodsky, Hilit
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Parents facing a child's illness is difficult, nearly unbearable. In addition to the fear for their child's wellbeing, medical tests-even the entire health care system-seems to intrude upon family life, interrupting the family routine, disrupting the ability to live a normal life, and sometimes reintroducing thoughts of unprocessed traumas from the parents' pasts. This paper will explore how a therapist can expose how deep personal secrets-rejection, disgrace, disappointment-and subsequent feelings of guilt and shame arise during these crises, propose how to work with parents, and assist parents in processing these secrets.
AB - Parents facing a child's illness is difficult, nearly unbearable. In addition to the fear for their child's wellbeing, medical tests-even the entire health care system-seems to intrude upon family life, interrupting the family routine, disrupting the ability to live a normal life, and sometimes reintroducing thoughts of unprocessed traumas from the parents' pasts. This paper will explore how a therapist can expose how deep personal secrets-rejection, disgrace, disappointment-and subsequent feelings of guilt and shame arise during these crises, propose how to work with parents, and assist parents in processing these secrets.
KW - Damaged child
KW - Ill child
KW - Parents
KW - Secrets
KW - Unthinkable thoughts
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901711806&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2014.68.1.81
DO - 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2014.68.1.81
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C2 - 24818458
AN - SCOPUS:84901711806
SN - 0002-9564
VL - 68
SP - 81
EP - 102
JO - American Journal of Psychotherapy
JF - American Journal of Psychotherapy
IS - 1
ER -