Familienklima, elterliche Paarbeziehung und kindliche Symptombildung – Mentalisierungsbasierte Familientherapie bei kindlichem Kopfschmerz

Autor*in(nen): Weidtmann, Katja & Hantel-Quitmann, Wolfgang

Jahr: 2016

Dokumenttyp: Zeitschriftenartikel

Publikationstyp(en): Theoretisches Dokument

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Projekte: Fit Weiter

Abstract

The emotional family climate is considered both an effective risk and protective factor for child de-velopment. Factors such as negative experiences parents made during their childhood or adoles-cence, which can reoccur as intergenerational transmission, a low partnership quality and a high level of conflict seem to be particularly relevant for the quality of the emotional family climate. Consequently, the relationship between partners, as the core relation within families, is particularly important for the family climate and subsequently for the development of the child. For this reason, problems in parent relationships should receive special attention in family therapeutic interventions. Mentalisation-based family therapy (MBF-T) offers promising approaches in this context. The key principles of mentalisation are introduced and the links between family and mentalisation are presented, followed by information on the history, objectives and the procedures of MBF-T. A case study of a family therapy, in which a child suffers from chronic headache, illustrates the connection and interrelation between family climate, family conflicts and the parental relationship, and it will further show the importance of mentalisation-based elements for therapeutic treatments.

Zitation

Weidtmann, Katja & Hantel-Quitmann, Wolfgang (2016). Familienklima, elterliche Paarbeziehung und kindliche Symptombildung – Mentalisierungsbasierte Familientherapie bei kindlichem Kopfschmerz. Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, 65, 22-39.