The American Psychoanalyst

Contemporary writing on clinical practice, culture, politics, and everyday psychic life.

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When One Person’s Mood Runs the House
When One Person’s Mood Runs the House

In some families, one person sets the emotional climate and everyone else keeps an eye on the forecast.

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