(1) Baltimore-Washington center for Psychoanalysis and Clinical Social Work Institute, 7021 Buxton Terrace, Betheda, MD, 20817, U.S.A
Abstract:
The concept of traumatic strain is reviewed and illustrated with case material from the treatment of an 8-year-old girl. Clinical formulation about the impact of strain trauma upon this girl’s development is provided to further highlight the literature on the subject.Danille Drake is affiliated with Baltimore-Washington center for Psychoanalysis and Clinical Social Work Institute, Washington, DC.