ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the referral of a 14-year-old boy, the responses engendered by it, and expands on the transference and countertransference phenomena arising from a presentation of violence and a history of cumulative trauma. The referrer, a consultant forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist, requested an assessment that would provide `a psychodynamic formulation which we can use to help our continuing efforts to understand Martin and manage his case'. Subsequent consultation for the team was also required.
