The Psychiatric Quarterly

, Volume 36, Issue 1–4, pp 607–632 | Cite as

Father-daughiter incest: A clinical report

  • Irving B. Weiner
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Summary

Five cases have been briefly presented of men who have had overt incestuous sexual relationships with their own daughters. Of particular note was the striking similarity evinced by these five men on psychological testing. The role of the wives and children in these “family neuroses”, was also discussed, and comparisons were made with previously reported clinical data.

Keywords

Foster Parent Sexual Relation Sexual Advance Foster Home Parole Officer 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Irving B. Weiner
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryRochester

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