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Non-Organic Failure to Thrive: An Intervention Model

Non-Organic Failure to Thrive: An Intervention Model PAGE 46 FALL 1980, VOL. 9, NO. 2 Non-Organic Failure. to Thrive: An Intervention Model by Susan Kleinberg studied, with symptoms that significantly A child‘s failure to grow appropriately may be due to a number of causes. Failure to thrive is limited their abilities to use good judgment, thus a descriptive term rather than a diagnosis. adequately adapt to changes in theenvironment, A careful diagnostic work-up must be conducted or respond to people with appropriate affect. to determine the underlying factors in a child’s Other signs of psychopathology identified among mothers of failure to thrive children growth retardation. Environmental failure to have included inadequacy, suicidal tendencies, thrive is assumed in the absence of known organic disorders sufficient to account for these anxiety, retardation, and depression (Elmer, deviations. Evidence of psycho-motor delay 1960; Patton & Gardner, 1962). may be present (Glaser & Heagarty, 1968) as Throughout these studies, the child’s failure well as abnormalities in eating, sleeping, to thrive has been attributed to the effects of elimination, autoerotic, and self-harming be- such resulting maternal deprivation on young haviors (Pollitt & Eichler, 1976). children. Patton and Gardner (1962) postulated Early studies of children hospitalized for long that such deprivation directly affects http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals Taylor & Francis

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PAGE 46 FALL 1980, VOL. 9, NO. 2 Non-Organic Failure. to Thrive: An Intervention Model by Susan Kleinberg studied, with symptoms that significantly A child‘s failure to grow appropriately may be due to a number of causes. Failure to thrive is limited their abilities to use good judgment, thus a descriptive term rather than a diagnosis. adequately adapt to changes in theenvironment, A careful diagnostic work-up must be conducted or respond to people with appropriate affect. to determine...
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PAGE 46 FALL 1980, VOL. 9, NO. 2 Non-Organic Failure. to Thrive: An Intervention Model by Susan Kleinberg studied, with symptoms that significantly A child‘s failure to grow appropriately may be due to a number of causes. Failure to thrive is limited their abilities to use good judgment, thus a descriptive term rather than a diagnosis. adequately adapt to changes in theenvironment, A careful diagnostic work-up must be conducted or respond to people with appropriate affect. to determine the underlying factors in a child’s Other signs of psychopathology identified among mothers of failure to thrive children growth retardation. Environmental failure to have included inadequacy, suicidal tendencies, thrive is assumed in the absence of known organic disorders sufficient to account for these anxiety, retardation, and depression (Elmer, deviations. Evidence of psycho-motor delay 1960; Patton & Gardner, 1962). may be present (Glaser & Heagarty, 1968) as Throughout these studies, the child’s failure well as abnormalities in eating, sleeping, to thrive has been attributed to the effects of elimination, autoerotic, and self-harming be- such resulting maternal deprivation on young haviors (Pollitt & Eichler, 1976). children. Patton and Gardner (1962) postulated Early studies of children hospitalized for long that such deprivation directly affects

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Published: Jan 1, 1980

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