From father to son. Transgenerational abuse between prevention and treatment

Journal title SETTING
Author/s Giovanna Tatti
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2023/45
Language Italian Pages 12 P. 63-74 File size 194 KB
DOI 10.3280/SET2023-045005
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The article explores the modalities of treatment and prevention especially in situations of intrafamily abuse and neglect and their long-term consequences on the psyche of a child/ a. The plus and minus of trauma, respectively abuse and protection, dig the psychophysical structure of a child and cause consequences in the body and mind that if not processed can lead to “psichyc death”.

Keywords: intrafamily abuse, protection, prevention, transgenerational transmission, psichyc death

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Giovanna Tatti, Di padre in figlio. La transgenerazionalità dell’abuso tra prevenzione e cura in "SETTING" 45/2023, pp 63-74, DOI: 10.3280/SET2023-045005