Transitioning the Impact of Divorce on Children Throughout the Life Cycle

Abstract

(From the chapter) This chapter will first comprehensively review and summarize the most up-to-date literature available, addressing the ever-increasing problem of parental divorce in the lives of today's youth. This chapter will then highlight the clinical principles presented in the literature review through an in-depth discussion of details of a pertinent case history, in which an individual family's experiences throughout the divorce process are described in detail. Finally, this case history will be used to demonstrate a variety of clinically salient facts, observations, and treatment options for youth struggling with the negative effects of parental divorce throughout their lives. The most clinically relevant information will be compiled as a separate section of take-home points at the end of this chapter in order to facilitate future reference to the clinical materials discussed herein. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)