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Problems in the Psychotherapy of Children with Histories of Incest

This article discusses two specific issues in the psychotherapy of children with histories of incest. The first issue concerns the child’s often seductive initial presentation in therapy. The second issue addresses the more general difficulties and countertransference reactions experienced by therapists working with such cases.

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