Crisis treatment of a preadolescent who accidentally killed his twin.
Justification and effectiveness of a multimodal approach to treating a preadolescent who accidentally killed his twin is presented and recommended as a model for treatment of similarly disturbed children. The interaction of dynamically oriented therapy, pharmacotherapy, conflict-resolution/problem-solving-skills training, biofeedback/desensitization, and family work is detailed.
D000059:Accidents; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D014427:Twins / Q000523:psychology*; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic / Q000523:psychology*