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My Brother's Keeper: Simultaneous Hospitalization of Siblings
Author(s) -
Rowe John,
Van Dorf Linda
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1992.tb00363.x
Subject(s) - brother , sibling , dilemma , bond , psychology , unit (ring theory) , medicine , developmental psychology , political science , business , law , philosophy , mathematics education , finance , epistemology
Milieu therapists are confronted with a dilemma when more than one child in the same family requires hospitalization. Conventional wisdom discourages simultaneous hospitalization of siblings on the same unit. The sibling bond, however, is an important aspect of development and can be used therapeutically. This paper examines issues and opportunities presented to milieu therapists by the simultaneous hospitalization of siblings, and makes recommendations for maximizing therapeutic use of the sibling bond.