Critical stages in mental development: Childhood breath holding spells (BHS)
✍ Scribed by Paola Bernabei; Gabriel Levi; Eleonora Camillo; Maria Di Falco
- Book ID
- 102651738
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 535 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-9641
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✦ Synopsis
The authors present the first part of a study on children with BHS (Breath Holding Spells) syndrome. These children were chosen in order to examine a "pathological" situation in infancy that was as close as possible to a "normal" one, and in which obvious somatic symptoms were associated with emotional states. Children with BHSS are not considered to have serious psychological disturbances, even if they are constantly referred to as intolerant of separation, stubborn, oppositional, or easy to temper tantrum. A reduced ability to tolerate frustration is evident in these children both from the patients'history and clinical observation. Parents usually relate BHS to situations in which the child is denied something