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Silence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

K. Kaufman
K. Kaufman*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA

Abstract

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Less can be more, much more. This brief four-stanza poem on “Silence” has served well as a focus in family psychotherapy addressing the changes in relationships between child and parent: inherent trust, perceived betrayal, attempts to heal, and communication. All parents and children at some time have felt or witnessed aspects of this poem. Poetry can be the catalyst for a deeper understanding of self, especially in the context of family. Poetry and poetry therapy permit the expression and analysis of powerful emotions and thoughts often too painful to vocalize.

Type
P02-243
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 24 , Issue S1: 17th EPA Congress - Lisbon, Portugal, January 2009, Abstract book , January 2009 , 24-E933
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2009
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