A preschooler in a disaster.
A search of the literature of children in disasters showed no case of individual therapy with such a child. The absence may be related to a specific countertransference. In the case of the preschooler presented here, the child's particular situation and developmental stage were significant aspects of his reaction and therapy.
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Lousiana State University, Tulane University Schools of Medicine, New Orleans.
D000035:Abreaction; D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D000786:Anger; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003379:Countertransference; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D009813:Oedipus Complex; D010989:Play Therapy; D014167:Transference, Psychology