Disappeared: semantic and somatic effects of political repression in a family seeking therapy.
The admission interview and a brief course of therapy with a family of six living in a repressive political context is presented. The context is described, the initial interview detailed, and seven sessions summarized. This is followed by a discussion of the effects of the political climate on the family's language, social adaptation, and health, and of the goals of therapy with families of disappeared people (desaparecidos).
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Department of Psychiatry, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA 01201.
D001118:Argentina; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011057:Politics; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012094:Repression, Psychology; D012660:Semantics