ABSTRACT

In this book, Moses and Egle Laufer contend that severely disturbed adolescents can be assessed and treated psychoanalytically, and that their illness differs from comparable in older patients, and that the psychopathology has its source in conflicts over the sexually mature body. Extensive case histories support their argument.

part I|75 pages

Adolescent Development, Pathology, and Breakdown

part II|55 pages

Breakdown and the Treatment Process

part III|41 pages

Clinical Issues

part IV|36 pages

Assessment

chapter 12|19 pages

Assessment of Psychopathology in Adolescence

chapter 13|15 pages

The Work of Assessment