title: Why can't I get hives: brief strategic therapy with an obsessional child.
abstract: A case study is presented of a 10-year-old boy who obsessively feared he would vomit. The material is formulated within a psychodynamic as well as a strategic model, and treatment approaches are suggested for each. The treatment consisted of a five-session, strategic, problem-focused approach over three months with a two-year follow-up. The rationale and effective ingredients of the intervention are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000523:psychology