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Rejection of a Child by his Mother

Successfully Treated after Three Years

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

I. F. Brockington  and
E. Brierley
I. F. Brockington*
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH
E. Brierley
Affiliation:
Trafford Health Authority
*
∗Correspondence.
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It is known that the development of maternal feelings for a newborn baby is often delayed or may not occur at all (Robson & Moss, 1970); something is also known about the psychopathology of the mother-baby relationship (Margison, 1982) but little has been written about the natural history and treatment of child rejection. The case reported here demonstrates that long-lasting rejection can be successfully treated.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 145 , Issue 3 , September 1984 , pp. 316 - 318
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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