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THEODORE LEVENTHAL, PhD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1963;9(2):122-128.

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Despite the fact that running away in children is prevalent and appears to be associated with psychopathological conditions, it has received relatively little scientific attention.³ In the older literature, concepts which have little explanatory value, such as "nomadic instinct," are used, or external causes such as "broken homes" are cited. More recently there are reports based on limited numbers of cases in which different psychodynamic interpretations are presented; however, these studies suffer from methodological weaknesses, as well as from a lack of concurrence between investigators.^5,6

In our clinical research with children who run away from home, the focus has been in the area of self-regard, vis-à-vis control. We have postulated that there is, at some level of awareness, a self-estimate as to how well the self can master nonego forces. We have labeled "control" that image of the self in which the individual sees himself as able . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
WORCESTER, MASS

Chief Psychologist, Worcester Youth Guidance Center; Assistant Professor (Affiliate), Clark University.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb 1, 1963.

This investigation was supported, in part, by Public Health Service grant M-1821, National Institute of Mental Health.

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