Dell Paul F, Appelbaum Alan S
University of Texas Medical Branch.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1977 Jan;47(1):52-59. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1977.tb03243.x.
Some divorced single-parent mothers return home to live with their families of origin. The absence of clear delineation of the roles of grandmother, mother, and child can produce a dysfunctional family unit, identified here as trigenerational enmeshment. Clinical features of this subgroup are discussed, and examples of treatment approaches are presented.
