Psychotherapy of borderline psychotic children.
This presentation of excerpts from the literature synthesizes many suggestions by various therapists concerning the treatment methods of borderline psychotic children. The importance of providing a stable, auxiliary ego for the child to introject emerges clearly and is clinically demonstrated. Comments on the author's own experiences are included.
D000374:Aggression; D002648:Child; D004532:Ego; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D007837:Latency Period, Psychological; D009769:Object Attachment; D009813:Oedipus Complex; D009913:Oral Stage; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D014167:Transference, Psychology