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Boarding School Syndome: Interview with Psychoanalyst Joy Schaverien

  • Writer: alicemcgurran
    alicemcgurran
  • Jan 4, 2023
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jan 29, 2025


Photo of an austere looking boarding school building

Psychoanalyst Joy Schaverien coined the term 'Boarding School Syndrome' to describe the repeated symptoms she saw in her therapy clients who had been sent to boarding school as children.


In this interview, I talk to the renowned psychotherapist about these symptoms, how they show up in relationships, and how therapy can help:



 
 

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