How do you work psychodynamically with a child whose somatic complaints increase in response to parental marital conflict?

This particular situation might respond well to structural family therapy. Salvador Minuchin wrote and modeled interventions that resulted in changes in the family system after addressing the connection between the symptoms in the child and the conflicts in the family. Changes usually happen after f...

This is a very good question because it provides an opportunity to better understand the purpose of psychodynamic therapy with children. The specific answer to the question, however, might vary depending on the child’s age and level of maturity, the nature of the somatic complaints, and the status o...