Violent Adolescents: Understanding the Destructive Impulse

by Lynn Greenwood

Overview

This volume looks at the reasons behind adolescent violence, and illuminates the earlier disturbances in the life history of the adolescent, which contribute to violent behaviour. The contributors look beyond the "why" of the behaviour and offer solutions on how to handle the situation. The contributors are all experienced practitioners and draw fr

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367329587
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/2019
Series:	The Forensic Psychotherapy Monograph Series
Pages:	110
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Series Foreword — Foreword — Introduction — Understanding self-destructive behaviour in adolescence — Beyond “bullies” and “victims”: a systemic approach to tackling school bullying — Parent battering and its roots in infantile trauma — Violence in care — Working with adolescents who want to kill themselves