Integrating developmental and systems theories, the authors propose an original scenario by which to understand and treat the family unit. Under study here is the “primary triangle” of mother-father-infant. The authors provide a complex research paradigm for examining the interactional triangles formed in the family during the early years.
Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge, Ph.D., is professor of clinical ethology at the University of Lausanne Medical School. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Family Studies at the university.
Antoinette Corboz-Warnery, M.D., psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and family therapist, is co-director of the Center for Family Studies at the University of Lausanne.
Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge, Ph.D., is professor of clinical ethology at the University of Lausanne Medical School. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Family Studies at the university.
Antoinette Corboz-Warnery, M.D., psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and family therapist, is co-director of the Center for Family Studies at the University of Lausanne.