Defective Births, Children, Mothers and Tales

Authors

  • Alessandro Petrilli Department of Neurological, Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Sciences of the Developmental Age University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, I

Keywords:

Disability , Invalidity , Chilhood , Greek mythology , Clinical Psycology

Abstract

The author trace a 'psicoanalitical' history of disability, reconsidering Greek mythology as the necessary background to comprehend the psycological situation of the mothers of handicapped children: Ephestus as a prototype to reflect on disability, invalidity and chilhood handicap.    

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Published

2022-01-25

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