Abstract

CARLESSO, Denise Regina Disaró. Helplessness in face of a child´s loss. Rev. SBPH [online]. 2008, vol.11, n.1, pp. 131-141. ISSN 1516-0858.

The present study aims at describing the parent’s helplessness caused by a child's death, by means of a case study in which suffering and annihilation anguish experienced were so intense that they provoked extreme levels of ego disorganization.

Keywords : Helplessness; Annihilation anguish; Ego disorganization.

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