Abstract
Several studies stress the role of parent-child interaction in the etiology of psychosomatic diseases. Interparental discord, parental rejection, separation, divorce, and abandonment of the child or the adolescent are frequent causes of psychosomatic disorders (Baker, Minuchin, & Roman, 1978; Bowlby, 1980; Joffe & Vaughn, 1982).
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Wolman, B.B. (1988). Parents and Children. In: Wolman, B.B. (eds) Psychosomatic Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5520-5_10
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