A Suicidal Adolescent: The Rocky Path from Physical Pain to Psychological Awareness. Issue 1 (1st January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Langley, Jacqueline
• Is Part Of: Psychoanalytic study of the child. Volume 73:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 119
• Page End: 127
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01
• Subjects: Adolescence -- parent work -- adolescent suicide -- affect-regulation -- psychosomatic reaction; Child analysis -- Periodicals; Child Psychiatry; Psychology, Child; Psychoanalysis; Enfants -- Psychanalyse; Child analysis; Psychoanalyse; Kinderen; Kinderanalyse; Aufsatzsammlung; Periodicals; Periodicals; 155.4; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1080/00797308.2020.1690882
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0079-7308

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article tracks detailed process material – extracted from an especially disturbing three-week period during a four-year analysis – of a suicidal adolescent. The analyst-in-training's exploration of therapeutic action to make meaningful contact with her patient is demonstrated. In particular, how her patient moves from a state of disorganization to thoughtful self-reflection and the use of concurrent work with parents are highlighted.