Adolescent Breakdown and Beyond

by Moses Laufer

Overview

This is the second monograph published by Karnac Books on behalf of the Brent Adolescent Centre/Centre for Research into Adolescent Breakdown. Drawing on the Centre's unique pool of expertise in the field, this book contains papers giving up-to-date psychodynamic perspectives on adolescent breakdown by leading clinical experts. These cover a range of topics, such as the differing developments in male and female adolescents, and the particular problems of psychotherapeutic intervention with them. It also includes the proceedings of a conference on the subject held in October 1995. Here the issues of adolescent breakdown are discussed in the wider context which workers in the caring professions must consider. Overall, this volume provides a concise, contemporary overview of a topic whose importance is increasingly being recognized both inside and outside the psychotherapeutic community. Contributors: Anthony Bateman, Debbie Bandler Bellman, Gabrielle Crockatt, Maxim de Sauma, Domenico di Ceglie, Sara Flanders, Maurice H. Friedman, Christopher Gibson, Kevin Healy, M. Egle Laufer, Kamil Mehra, Joan Schachter, Nicholas Temple, Peter Wilson

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429910630
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/26/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	444 KB

About the Author

Moses Laufer

Table of Contents

Introduction , The Adolescent and Developmental Breakdown , Developmental breakdown in adolescence: problems of understanding and helping , Interferences in the move from adolescence to adulthood: the development of the male , Interferences in the move from adolescence to adulthood: the development of the female , Problems in working with adolescents , The problem of helping in relation to developmental breakdown in adolescence , Proceedings of Conference on “Adolescent Breakdown and Beyond” , Defining breakdown , Discussion , Working with adolescent breakdown , Pre-therapy , Therapy , Discussion , Later consequences of adolescent breakdown , Discussion , Responding to mental breakdown in adolescence

Editorial Reviews

Part I, on adolescents and developmental breakdown, discusses problems of understanding and helping, interferences in the move from adolescence to adulthood in male and female development, and problems in working with adolescents. Part II contains papers from an October 1995 conference held in London, and discusses definitions of breakdown, pre-therapy considerations, and consequences of adolescent breakdown. Papers are followed by discussion, and there is a panel discussion on responding to mental breakdown in adolescence. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"For many years, Moses Laufer and his colleagues at the Brent Adolescent Centre/Centre for Research into Adolescent Breakdown have made important contributions to our understanding of the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorder in adolescence. This new monograph underscores, with rich clinical documentation, the urgency of these tasks and the value of a psychoanalytic developmental perspective in pursuing them. It will be of value to all professionals who work with young people, and should be essential reading for those concerned with public policy as well."

Aaron H. Esman