Les adolescents violents. Réflexions cliniques, psychopathologiques et thérapeutiques

This ongoing research allows the understanding of some elements of these violent processes seldom described until now such as major distortions of the corporal scheme; frequent exposure to marital violence; impact of problematic affiliative bonds within the peer group of their neighborhood to make up for possible neglect and mistreating behaviors from the family. The usual therapeutic framework lacks the adaptive support to enable such persons to overcome their huge major difficulties in thinking. For this to happen, it appears that the psychotherapist must accept a verbal sparring match with the adolescent where, in Winnicott's words, it becomes possible to experience confrontation without destruction. And, he must try to transform that kind of contact into a shared curiosity and co-creativity.