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Psychiatry
Kerry Kelly Novick, Jack Novick
Summary: The authors address the limitations of the traditional psychoanalytic model in understanding well-functioning adolescents and propose a revised framework that incorporates a developmental model of self-regulation. Using data from published cases, they demonstrate the efficacy of psychoanalysis in treating disturbed adolescents when combined with concurrent parent work.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Karen Tocatly
Summary: This essay explores the development of the 1982 animated short film "The Snowman" and analyzes its depiction of a relationship between a child and a humanized snowman from a Freudian perspective on sexual development. The author examines the snowman as an extension of the child's creativity to understand the formation of narcissistic processes and negotiations of object choice, as well as their impact on the experience of love through psychological and external realities.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Frederick Meisel
Summary: These two young girls felt socially inhibited and unhappy with their identified genders, believing that gender was the root cause of their unhappiness. However, through therapy and a real relationship with a caring man, they were able to discover and create new paradigms for themselves.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Caroline M. Sehon, Chiung-Hsuan Huang, Xiaoyi Zhou
Summary: This article describes an online training program for child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The study examines the cross-cultural meanings of teaching and highlights the importance of ethical and cultural considerations when teaching therapy to students from different cultures.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Tom Wooldridge
Summary: This article discusses the psychodynamics of the paternal object in patients with muscle dysmorphia. It explains how the father-child object relation can contribute to the development of the disorder, where the father's narcissistic equilibrium is maintained by keeping the son small, vulnerable, and weak. This threatens the child's separation and individuation, leading to an idealization of masculine traits represented by muscularity. The article presents a clinical case to illustrate these dynamics.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Jill Savege Scharff
Summary: This article describes the author's design and implementation of an online two-year program for training Chinese therapists in child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy. It highlights the reciprocal processes of teaching and learning across cultures and the pedagogy of online teaching. The program includes immersion weeks, weekly seminars, clinical case consultation group meetings, and individual consultation, with faculty and translators from different countries involved.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Simruy Ikiz, Florian Houssier
Summary: This paper investigates the role of reverie in the psychic work of young adults until the end of adolescence and suggests that the subjective appropriation of an adult project developed through reverie can indicate the end of the adolescent process. Using a qualitative and projective methodology with a psychoanalytical framework, the study conducted interviews and tests on a small group of participants. The results revealed difficulties in establishing object relations and instabilities in gendered identity among the subjects.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
David E. Scharff
Summary: This article focuses on the author's selection of three Chinese families among those he has interviewed over 15 years, to demonstrate how their histories have educated him about marriage and family in China. He shares his understanding of the effects of the One Child Policy, the impact of Confucianism and Communism, and trauma and resilience in China, making the argument that teachers who are aware of these factors will be better prepared to work with Chinese therapists and the families they treat.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Timothy Rice
Summary: The death of a parent or caretaker is a significant loss and challenge for children, adolescents, and young adults. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, parental deaths related to the virus can lead to traumatic grief and disrupted mourning. Social distancing measures, travel restrictions, and changes in funeral practices have affected the grieving process for young people. The pandemic has also resulted in economic, social, and educational changes that impact the support available to children mourning a parent.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Shravanti Shankar
Summary: Marina and the Diamonds' album, Electra Heart (2012), glamorizes suffering to provide adolescents with a means to find solidarity with self-critical and depressed peers. The album has influenced the formation of identities among adolescents by allowing them to crowdsource their experiences online. The character of Electra Heart represents a modern-day negative ego ideal for adolescents, fueling narcissistic behavior while also offering a harmless outlet for expression.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Laura Whitman, Lissa Weinstein
Summary: The article introduces a section called "New Voices," which focuses on psychoanalytically informed writing by college, graduate, and post-graduate students. These papers can explore psychoanalytic ideas in relation to clinical dilemmas, educational experiences, and various aspects of culture. By encouraging psychoanalytic writing at an early level, it aims to establish a connection between university and residency programs and the world of psychoanalytic thought.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
James Beatrice
Summary: This paper presents a psychoanalysis of two girls, aged five and 11, who both identify as boys. The first case highlights the incoherence and discontinuity of their sense of being female, leading to depersonalization, confusion of identity, and self-sacrifice. The second case focuses on conflicts in gender role identification. Both children presenting as males were actually protecting a disavowed female identity, but the underlying causes were different. Gender dysphoria was found to be highly complex, requiring clinical interventions based on the developmental lines of self and gender. The establishment of a stable personal identity for these children was achieved through merger and twinship transferences.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Alexander H. Sheppe
Summary: The author shares his experience of training in transference-focused psychotherapy and psychoanalysis while treating youth with personality disorders. He discusses the similarities and differences between the two treatment modalities and explores the dilemma of choosing the most appropriate approach when both can be beneficial. The author illustrates his decision-making process through a case study of a 12-year-old girl with borderline personality disorder.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Shahla Chehrazi
Summary: This paper explores the author's experience as a child analyst leading a psychoanalytically oriented preschool project in a high-risk community, highlighting the importance of understanding racial and class challenges. The author's approach of learning about the community and working closely with the school director resulted in a transformative impact on the school environment, teaching staff, and families. The success of this early childhood mental health intervention/prevention model in a high-risk community demonstrates its potential for replication in other public preschool settings, ultimately saving costs for the community and state by preventing at-risk children from entering special education or the juvenile court system.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Helge Staby Deaton
Summary: The described research emphasizes the importance of active playing in childhood as a nonverbal means of communication, especially when verbal skills are not yet developed. Playing allows young children to explore the world and express their interests, as well as convey their emotional concerns. It requires adults to understand and interpret the messages conveyed through play, and why they hold emotional significance. Playing enhances relationships and contributes to the development of verbal communication skills.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Thomas F. Barrett
Summary: Psychoanalysts are seeking ways to provide service and support for young children and their caregivers from a psychoanalytic perspective. This article provides context and rationale for this significant work, highlighting the importance of improving the child's verbalization of affect and overall social and emotional development. It also briefly reviews the history of these efforts and references research on efficacy and establishment of best practices, although in an incomplete manner.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Paul M. Brinich
Summary: Childhood bereavements are not uncommon, and culturally defined mourning processes have always required social support. However, events like the COVID-19 pandemic, wars, natural disasters, and famines have added complications and disruptions to the normal mourning experiences of both children and adults. This article discusses some of these complications and disruptions, as well as interventions that can be helpful and supportive to bereaved children and their families. While it is important not to pathologize mourning processes, a sensitive and psychoanalytically attuned approach can help identify individuals who may find their bereavements particularly disorganizing due to past or present circumstances. By attuning ourselves to these dynamics, we can assist individual children, families, and communities in finding alternative ways of mourning despite the obstacles posed by pandemics, wars, and natural disasters.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Janine Wanlass
Summary: This article discusses the development and evolution of The Psychodynamic Couple and Family Therapy Continuous Training Program in Beijing, China. The program, which was founded in 2009, has expanded over the past 10 years to include a child and family focus. The article emphasizes the importance of live clinical demonstrations in the group's learning and highlights the value of cross-cultural collaboration in training and treatment efforts.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Rona Knight
Summary: This paper serves as an introduction to a collection of papers on childhood bereavement, which are prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant number of children worldwide who have lost a parent due to this contagion. It explores the impact of the pandemic on children's and families' ability to mourn, the effects of losing a loved one and mourning on children, adolescents, and emerging adults, the ways in which families and communities can support children in their grieving process, and the importance of providing appropriate treatment for young people who lack sufficient support during their grieving period.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Jill Savege Scharff
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
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