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PubMed1976

Father-son incest: a case report.

A case of father-son incest is presented. There were three sexual involvements over a period of 6 weeks that ranged in activity from genital fondling to anal penetration. The father was the initiator of the activity and was drunk during each of the episodes. The son passively submitted while the mother denied the activity when told about it after the first episode. The marital situation had deteriorated over the years to an almost complete breakdown of communication. The father had been struggling with latent homosexuality for a long time, and the alcohol triggered the incidents. There was no evidence of any special relationship between father and son, except for the acting-out behavior and the challenging of parental authority by this particular son. Short term, behavior-oriented marital sessions helped to improve the situation at home.

Father-Child Relations↗
PubMed2005

Clinical holistic medicine: holistic treatment of rape and incest trauma.

Studies indicate that at least 15% of the female population in western countries has experienced sexual abuse and severe sexual traumas. This paper explains how even serious sexual abuse and trauma can be healed when care and resources encourage the patient to return to the painful life events. When the physician cares and receives the trust of the patient, emotional holding and processing will follow quite naturally. Spontaneous regression seems to be an almost pain-free way of integrating the severe traumas from earlier experiences of rape and incest. This technique is a recommended alternative to classical timeline therapy using therapeutic commands. When traumatized patients distance themselves from their soul (feelings, sexuality, and existential depth), they often lose their energy and enjoyment of life. However, this does not mean that they are lost to life. Although it may seem paradoxical, a severe trauma may be a unique opportunity to regain enjoyment of life. The patient will often be richly rewarded for the extensive work of clearing and sorting out in order to experience a new depth in his or her existence and emotional life, with a new ability to understand life in general and other people in particular. So what may look like a tragedy can be transformed into a unique gift; if the patient gets sufficient support, there is the possibility of healing and learning. Consciousness-based medicine seems to provide severely traumatized patients with the quality of support and care needed for their soul to heal.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Navigating treatment impasses at the disclosure of incest: combining ideas from feminism and social constructionism.

This article describes an approach to the social and emotional schisms that characterize the disclosure of intrafamilial sexual abuse (incest). It argues that ideas from social constructionism and feminism can be combined in such a way that what appear as either/or choices become both--and possibilities. These include: social control versus therapy, shame versus pride, attachment to one's abusive partner versus attachment to one's injured child, and "justice" versus "care."

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

The healing process of female adult incest survivors: constructing a personal residence.

This study generated a descriptive theoretical framework of the healing process of adult survivors of incest based on the perceptions of 11 survivors who had experienced some degree of healing. The core variable that emerged from the data was labeled "constructing a personal residence" to reflect the participants' descriptions of their experiences as laborious, active and constructive. The process of constructing a residence included three main elements: building a new relationship with the self; regulating one's relationships with others; and influencing the community in a meaningful way.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Adolescent pregnancy and incest: the nurse's role as counselor.

The incidence, victim symptoms, and characteristics of incestuous families are highlighted. A case history of incest that led to an adolescent pregnancy is presented. Nursing implications and specific intervention strategies that successfully establish patient trust, build rapport, and lay foundations for further interactions are described.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Incest: the school's role.

Most would agree that sexual abuse/incest is harmful to the family structure as well as individual family members. Numerous people have been traumatized, some irreparably, due to their involvement in an incestuous relationship. The school must become a leader in and advocate for a reduction in the incidence of sexual abuse/incest. The school presently has mechanisms for the detection, intervention and prevention of incestuous behavior. School personnel must assume their legal and, perhaps more importantly, moral responsibility to protect and promote the health and welfare of children. School personnel must be aware of the existence of incest, be cognizant of indicators, be observant for its detection, decide to become involved, report and follow-up on the report and be a support group for community agencies and the family. School personnel can make the difference. As it has been said, "If schools are not or will not be part of the solution, could they be part of the problem?"

Child↗
PubMed1986

Displacement of affect in families following incest disclosure.

Long-standing intact families often decide to remain together following disclosure of incest. The defense of displacement, characteristically featured in these families, is discussed. The origins and ramifications of the defense are reviewed with emphasis on its highly reactive nature. Guidelines are suggested for a multidisciplinary treatment approach.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1986

Maternal-neonatal incest.

Among all the forms of child abuse, sexual abuse during infancy is the least often discovered. Three cases of mother-child incest initiated during the neonatal period are described in this paper. The mothers all were estranged from their sexual partners, had demonstrated some confusion regarding sexual identity, and had sought assistance with chemical dependency during pregnancy.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Incest: socialization within a treatment program.

The process of socialization in a mental health program for incestuous families is described. Treatment is viewed as a means of transmission of new knowledge--about what incest is, why it occurred, what should be done about it--from those who "know" to those who do not. Cultural mechanisms used to socialize participants to the predominant values of the treatment community are analyzed.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1987

Safeguards and the therapeutic window. A group treatment strategy for adult incest survivors.

A group treatment model for adult incest survivors is presented. It has been designed to take into account the traumatic nature and sequelae of abuse experiences. Based on the Stress Response Syndrome, the model emphasizes use of a "therapeutic window" as a clinical guide and includes protective interventions, clinical timing issues, and prominent themes relevant to these survivors.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1978

Father-son incest: underreported psychiatric problem?

Six families are described in which 10 sons were involved incestuously with a natural father (N=4) or step-father (N=2). Father-son incest as a part of the spectrum of child abuse appears to be a more frequent clinical entity than was thought previously.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Children eroticized by incest.

The assumption that children involved in incest are passive, unwilling victims is an oversimplification of a complex situation. Young children may find such relationships gratifying and, when exposed over time to intense genital and extragenital stimulation, they often become highly erotic. This hypermature responsiveness may be viewed as learned behavior; the behavior is self-reinforcing and may be difficult to modify. The author describes three children to illustrate their arousal, inability to differentiate sensual from affectionate touch, early gender discrimination, and stereotyped role modeling. Foster homes are neither trained nor supported in caring for these children, so serial placements are common.

Child↗
PubMed1982

Filicidal impulses as an anniversary reaction to childhood incest.

Successful psychotherapy with a potentially filicidal woman is described. The case clearly illustrates how childhood incestuous experiences may later result in the formation of filicidal impulses. This occurred when the patient's daughter reached the age at which the patient herself had experienced incest (anniversary reaction).

Adjustment Disorders↗
PubMed1984

Early treatment of child incest victims.

The author addresses the conduct of beginning psychotherapeutic work with incestuously assaulted children from preschool through adolescent ages. She sets forth a conceptualization of early treatment that includes knowledge of risk factors; identification of cases; physical and laboratory evaluations; and crisis treatment. She relates in detail specific techniques and tools used in interviewing that augment the clinician's psychiatric understanding of the child incest victim.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1986

Secretiveness and guardedness: a comparison of two incest-survivor samples.

This paper represents a retrospective attempt to conceptualize defensive postures observed in treating adult female incest survivors. The sample includes psychiatric inpatients and members of an outpatient self-help group. Dynamics of secretiveness, superficial compliance, and guardedness are reviewed in terms of the theoretical underpinnings from the literature and case material.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1994

The role of mother-son incest in the pathogenesis of narcissistic personality disorder.

Psychoanalytic case material is presented to illustrate how mother-son incest may be involved in the pathogenesis of a particular subtype of narcissistic personality disorder. Male patients with this disorder have a grandiose view of themselves as entitled to occupy a special position with others, combined with a paranoid tendency to anticipate imminent betrayal. The enormous guilt related to perceived oedipal transgressions leads these patients to fear retaliation from an enraged, vindictive, and castrating father at any moment. In addition, these men often feel that their special role vis-à-vis mother is a precarious one contingent on doing her bidding. Hence, they also live in dread of an impending disaster involving either abandonment or humiliation by their mothers.

Adult↗
PubMed2006

The use of clarification sessions in the treatment of incest victims and their families: an exploratory study.

The "clarification session" has been implicated as an important component of the treatment of families affected by incest. On the basis of information presented in clinical literature, however, the specific nature of this intervention varies widely. This exploratory study examined the practices and attitudes regarding clarification sessions of select members of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Surveys were completed by 483 members. Results indicated that approximately 77% of respondents had experience in conducting clarification sessions. The top two reported reasons for conducting clarification sessions were for the perpetrator to assume all responsibility for the abuse and to decrease the level of self-blame of the victim. The majority of respondents concurred that several activities needed to occur prior to the clarification session, whereas less consensus was indicated for activities that were deemed essential during the clarification session. Respondents' practices, attitudes, and beliefs are discussed in terms of the current state of limited, empirically based knowledge in this area. Directions for future research are suggested.

Child↗