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Encountering a cartwheeling princess: relational psychoanalytic therapy of a child with attachment difficulties and ADHD

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 27 , issue 3 , 2015 , pages: 227–245

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2015.1067620

Author(s): Christine Laidlaw Department of Psychology, South Africa , Greg Howcroft Department of Psychology, South Africa

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Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to demonstrate the use and process of contemporary relational psychoanalytic child therapy to address the interpersonal implications of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and interlinked insecure attachment processes.

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