Uploaded: June 2016, Issue 29
 

Kia Thanopoulou

Psychologist, (Msc.) -Systemic Psychotherapist, Family Therapy Unit (Psychiatric Hospital of Attica), email: kthanopoulou@gmail.com

Abstract

This article presents a clinical case study about a secret parents kept unsaid for a long time, until their daughter’s symptomatic behaviour sparked off the disclosure of a terrifying and traumatic story.

Issues concerning the transmission and disclosure of secrets among parents and children are discussed.

Speech at the Two-Day Conference: Identity and Boundaries, Systemic Association of N. Greece, Thessaloniki, February 2016.