This article addresses some of the problems that parents of handicapped children face and the role that counseling can play in assisting these parents. The article focuses upon counseling and upon parental adjustment regardless of the adolescent's disability. (Author/DB)

The follow-ups showed maintenance of and steady improvement in nighttime fearless behavior, with only one child exhibiting fear. No new problems occurred. Results supported the use of direct instruction of parents and children to overcome severe nighttime fears of children. (Author/BEF)

Assessed stressful life events and psychological symptoms of 211 children and young adolescents and their parents. Findings supported a model in which daily stressors mediated the relation between major life events and psychological symptoms for family members. (RJC)

Childhood experiences and long-term psychological outcomes were investigated with 10 adults, ages 33 through 71, who were self-identified victims of illness fabrication by a parent (Munchausen by Proxy). During childhood they felt unloved and unsafe and had emotional and physical problems. As adults, problems included insecurity, reality-testing…

Investigates older parents' feelings of closeness with a co-resident child with mental retardation in a sample of 96 married mother and fathers. For mothers, feelings of closeness were related to their education level and adult child's functional skills. For fathers, feelings of closeness were associated with their own personality characteristics,…

This study examined the effectiveness of a behavioral mentoring program aimed at serving youth with psychiatric disorders. Participants included 30 youth (8-12 years old) receiving services in a mentoring program for a mental health population and 30 wait-listed youth and their maternal caregivers. Participating in mentoring services was related…

Communication between children and parents has been the subject of several studies, examining the effects of, for example, disclosure and secrecy on adolescents' social relationships and adjustment. Less attention has paid to adolescent deception. We developed and tested a new instrument on lying behavior in a sample of 671 parent-adolescent…

Understanding the core issues of a woman's relationship with her mother can be beneficial to women striving for a more fulfilling life. Both men and women suffer some degree of damage in their early relationships with one or both parents, and the relationship which appears to have the strongest influence on a woman's life is often her relationship…

As a result of the Holocaust, many survivors developed long term psychosocial impairment known as the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is characterized by depression, anxiety, hypocondriasis, inability to concentrate or to express anger, nightmares, insomnia, obsessive thoughts, guilt, mistrust, and alienation. The literature in this…

The role of school-related stress in the life of the disabled child is examined, and parents and teachers are given suggestions to reduce stress and help the child cope. Stress is defined as the emotional and physical reaction to the pressures that society places upon the child to conform and live up to expectations. Among sources of stress are…

Presents statistics on the incidence of adolescent suicide, some factors responsible for such behavior, and different approaches to treating the problem. (RK)

This text offers clinicians and counseling students an extensive examination of the major issues in child psychotherapy with children ages 4-12. Part one begins with a review of the characteristics of the child patient and outlines the stages of psychodynamic assessment. Attention is given to the ways in which a strong case formulation can inform…

A new approach, the social control of learning disabilities, argues that the child's disability affects mainly his parents and then teachers and professionals in such a way that their activities to help him are thwarted by the same complex of symptoms as those of the child's disability. (Author)

Stages of adjustment for children and adolescents trying to cope with their parents' divorce are delineated, and the emotional processes involved with divorce itself are discussed. (LH)

This case study describes emotional problems experienced by two gifted children as they grew to adulthood. The children were from a minority immigrant family background and suffered from parental pressure to excel, conflicting cultural demands, and family problems as well as lack of acceptance. (DB)