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Attachment- and family systems-based intervention in developmental psychopathology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2008

Robert S. Marvin
Robert S. Marvin*
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University of Virginia
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Address reprint requests to: Robert S. Marvin, Department of Pediatrics, Box 386, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22901.
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Abstract

A brief treatment protocol for pediatric psychogenic pain conditions is presented, based on attachment and family systems theories and on the following principles of developmental psychopathology: commonality of developmental principles, developmental pathways, continuity and change in disorders of development, and disorders of development as reflecting competence-based strategies. Some principles of intervention based on this integrated model are presented, followed by an outline of the treatment protocol. Of 19 families who participated in the 4-day program, 17 had children who remained symptom-free on 6-month follow-up. Alternative family developmental pathways for pediatric psychogenic pain conditions are proposed as well as some directions for future research.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 1992, pp. 697 - 711
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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