title: [The child of divorce as collusive partner substitute].
abstract: For children the parental divorce creates a risk for their psychological development. When referred to the child psychiatrist because of their conduct disorder these children are often compared by their custodial parents with the absent parent. As a clinically useful concept the concept of collusive partner substitute can explain the underlying intrapsychic as well as the interpersonal defense mechanisms. With reference to a case report the author demonstrates how a collusive dyadic relationship of the parents which ends because of divorce may continue with the help of the child in the role of a collusive partner substitute.
authors.affiliation: Seminar für Heilpädagogische Psychologie und Psychiatrie, Heilpädagogischen Fakultät, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schleiffer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D002667:Child Reactive Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011385:Projection
vernacular_title: Das Scheidungskind als kollusives Partnersubstitut.