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Adolescents in the Hospital:accidents and pre-traumatic psychological dynamics

10 April 2012/in Anna Bovet, Anna Ferrari, Elisa Casini, Ludovico Bracci, Paola Carbone, Reflections on the adolescent group with particular reference to trauma and accidents, Silvia Cimino/by @dmin

Abstract

Objective: To explore the psychological characteristics and relationship factors pertaining to adolescents admitted to surgical and orthopaedic hospital wards for accidents of various kinds, in order to increase knowledge of the dynamics which contribute to accident risk among adolescents.

Method: A sample of 205 subjects (between 14 and 24 years of age) compared with a control group of 205 subjects was studied. Clinical semi-structured interviews were conducted by six psychotherapists specializing in adolescent psychotherapy. A modified Defence Mechanism Inventory was employed. Categorical data from the interviews were analysed by x square tests and DMI scales scores were analysed by two-factor analyses of variance. A cluster analysis of the entire sample based on DMI scores and all categorical variables, except the case/control variable, was done using SPAD.

Results: Young people who have had accidents, and in particular those who have had more than one, appear to have more problems than controls. These problems cover various areas of their present and past. In addition to these difficulties, there are two important psychodynamic elements: quality of self- esteem and how they are attempting to deal with the Read more

Post-partum depression: A clinical experience with a group of women

1 January 1970/in Although we are women, Silvia Cimino/by @dmin

Abstract

In this contribution the complexity of the clinical picture of post-partum depression will be brought to light, which connects to the deep psychological dynamics experienced by women during the gestation and birth of the child. Starting with some reflections which arose from within a clinical journey of a group of women who suffer from this psychopathology, it highlights how the woman’s pregnancy is a time when childhood conflicts re-emerge, and on the basis of personal experiences with her own mother, Read more

Infantile anorexia and the child-caregiver relationship: an empirical study on attachment patterns

1 January 1970/in Anna Maria Speranza, Group with anorexic patients therapeutic factors, Loredana Lucarelli, Luca Vismara, Massimo Ammaniti, Silvia Cimino/by @dmin

Abstract

This study has the following aims: 1. To point out a higher rate of insecure and/or disorganized attachment patterns in the mother-child dyads with a diagnosis of infantile anorexia, as compared to a control group; 2. To show a concordance with respect to security/insecurity between the mother’s and the child’s attachment Read more

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