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Disappeared: Semantic and Somatic Effects of Political Repression in a Family Seeking Therapy
Author(s) -
SLUZKI CARLOS E.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1990.00131.x
Subject(s) - politics , context (archaeology) , family therapy , psychology , social environment , psychotherapist , gender studies , developmental psychology , political science , social psychology , sociology , history , social science , law , archaeology
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).