COVER; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 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 Scapegoat10. The Heat of the Moment: Psychoanalytic Work with Families; 11. Play, Work and Identity: Taking Up One's Place in the Adult World; Index
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
