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 from their extensive experience in the consulting room. The concise and thought-provoking chapters discuss such problems as suicidal and self-destructive behaviours, school-bullying, violence towards the parents and violence while in care. This book is full of insights into the common problem of adolescent violence, and it should be required reading for all concerned with the young adults of today. Part of the Forensic Psychotherapy Monograph Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781855759152
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/31/2005
Series:	The Forensic Psychotherapy Monograph Series
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lynn Greenwood is a psychotherapist with a particular interest in adolescents and adults who exhibit behaviours that are destructive either to themselves or others. She works at the Eating Disorders Unit at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London; at the Priory, Roehampton; and in private practice. She has also worked with adolescents and young adults at Huntercombe Maidenhead Hospital and with inmates of a major London prison. She teaches and writes on psychotherapy issues and has acted as consultant psychotherapist for several television programs.

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