title: The children of imprisoned parents: a psychosocial exploration.
abstract: This study of children's reactions to the imprisonment of a parent identifies temporary behavioral symptoms that commonly follow the incarceration of a parent, as well as antisocial behavior on the part of a few pubertal children. The stigmatizing and traumatizing effects of imprisonment on the spouse and child left behind are discussed, and suggestions for clinical intervention are offered.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling; D008192:Deception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D010290:Parents; D010333:Paternal Deprivation; D011329:Prisoners; D011627:Puberty; D011639:Public Opinion; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012926:Social Control, Formal