Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2007. / Title from title page screen, viewed on July 16, 2008. Dissertation Committee: Adena Meyers, Dan Graybill (co-chairs), Matthew Hesson-McInnis, Susan Bellas. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-180) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Thesis--Cornell University. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: Christopher J. McCarthy. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Cornell University. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

The impetus for using the therapy with J.B. for this study was primarily the challenge inherent in the situation from the moment the parents and J.B. arrived for their family interview and assessment. They had been through many professionals by then, and much medication. They were sceptical of our intervention, since nothing to date had relieved the situation, and J.B. still had outbursts of rage towards his mother, he was still expressing suicidal ideation and anxiety. The challenge was particularly in relation to the mother, who had great difficulty conceptualising J.B. 's problems as being emotional and relational in nature - she was infinitely more comfortable with physiological interpretations of everything. This had the effect on the therapist and the supervisor of frequently reassuring their belief in psychotherapy as the treatment of choice in this case, or if in fact there was a lurking 'disease ' or organic cause to the child's behaviour. The pressure was thus considerable in this respect, despite the fact that the child had been examined physically and nothing found. This study aims to demonstrate the efficacy of psychotherapy, and the changes that took place, with this patient who was previously treated with medication.

M.A. / There seems to be a lack of uniformity concerning the psychotherapeutic treatment of chlidren. This lack of uniformity was mainly brought about by the development of the diverse theoretical approaches in the history of child psychotherapy. There seems to be a need for an integrated model that could be used for the psychotherapeutic treatment of children. A survey of the literature was undertaken in order to determine the current status of the theory and practice of child psychotherapy. The survey brought to light that the field of child psychotherapy gradually developed from an intrapsychic to an interactional orientation. From a retrospective view it is apparent that the diverse theoretical approaches in the development of the field of child psychotherapy, culminated in the systems approach. This approach is currently supported in terms of the theory and practice of child psychotherapy. The systems approach offers an integrated model and represent a meta-theory for the psychotherapeutic treatment of children. It also offers a multitude of therapeutic interventions for the child therapist. Therefore, a tentative model has been suggested based on the systems model for the psychotherapeutic treatment of children.

M.A. (Clinical Psychology) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

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