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FAMILY PERSPECTIVE ON ADOLESCENT RUNAWAYS

NCJ Number
13064
Journal
MENTAL HEALTH DIGEST Volume: 5 Issue: 10 Dated: (OCTOBER 1973) Pages: 1-4
Author(s)
H STIERLIN
Date Published
1973
Length
4 pages
Annotation
EXPLANATION OF ADOLESCENT RUNAWAYS BY MEANS OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FAMILY DYNAMICS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES SEVERAL SPECIAL SUBGROUPS OF RUNAWAYS WHICH EVOLVED FROM THE FORTY CASES WHICH HE STUDIED. THESE SUBGROUPS INCLUDE ABORTIVE, LONELY SCHIZOID, CASUAL, AND CRISIS RUNAWAYS. THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES ARE COVERED.