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Family Disruption and Its Effects

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Psychological Problems of the Child and His Family

Abstract

Under ideal circumstances, a child is born and grows to maturity within an intact and stable family. Such a family does more than merely meet the child’s physical needs. It helps children develop a sense of security and supports them as they mature and develop. In such a family, the needs of the children are reliably met, and their actions and communications bring predictable responses from familiar people in familiar surroundings.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada

    Paul D. Steinhauer (Associate Professor and Director of Training in Child Psychiatry, Senior Staff Psychiatrist) & Quentin Rae-Grant (Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatrist-in-Chief) (Associate Professor and Director of Training in Child Psychiatry, Senior Staff Psychiatrist) &  (Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatrist-in-Chief)

  2. Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

    Paul D. Steinhauer (Associate Professor and Director of Training in Child Psychiatry, Senior Staff Psychiatrist) & Quentin Rae-Grant (Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatrist-in-Chief) (Associate Professor and Director of Training in Child Psychiatry, Senior Staff Psychiatrist) &  (Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatrist-in-Chief)

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Berman, G. (1977). Family Disruption and Its Effects. In: Steinhauer, P.D., Rae-Grant, Q. (eds) Psychological Problems of the Child and His Family. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81464-0_20

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