Foreword -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. The Intensity of Adolescence in Small Families -- 2. 'How Does It Work Here, Do We Just Talk ': Therapeutic Work with Young People who Have Been sexually Abused -- 3. Psychotherapy with Learning Disabled Adolescents -- 4. Confrontation, Appeasement or Communication -- 5. Suicidal Behaviour and its Meaning in Adolescence -- 6. Reflections on Some Particular Dynamics of Eating Disorders -- 7. The Fear of Becoming a Man: a Study of Two Adolescents -- 8. 'Is Anyone There ': the Work of the Young People's Counselling Service
9. The Scapegoat -- 10. The Heat of the Moment: Psychoanalytic Work with Families -- 11. Play, Work and Identity: Taking Up One's Place in the Adult World
Summary
This is a practical analysis of the art of solving family disruptions caused by adolescents. Staff of the Adolescent Department of the Tavistock Clinic describe a range of disturbances, from adjustment crises to anorexia nervosa and psychosis. 256 pages
