Citation

Schleiffer R. Psychother. Psychosom. Med. Psychol. 1994; 44(6): 193-199.

Vernacular Title

Das Scheidungskind als kollusives Partnersubstitut.

Affiliation

Seminar für Heilpädagogische Psychologie und Psychiatrie, Heilpädagogischen Fakultät, Universität zu Köln.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8066163

Abstract

For children the parental divorce creates a risk for their psychological development. When referred to the child psychiatrist because of their conduct disorder these children are often compared by their custodial parents with the absent parent. As a clinically useful concept the concept of collusive partner substitute can explain the underlying intrapsychic as well as the interpersonal defense mechanisms. With reference to a case report the author demonstrates how a collusive dyadic relationship of the parents which ends because of divorce may continue with the help of the child in the role of a collusive partner substitute.

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