@article{ref1,
title="Killing the dead: Evolution of melancholic identifications underlying suicide attempts in adolescence",
journal="Journal of child psychotherapy",
year="2013",
author="de Kernier, N.",
volume="39",
number="2",
pages="206-227",
abstract="Psychic processes underlying suicidal behaviours during adolescence and their evolution are explored. A longitudinal study was conducted of thirty adolescent patients hospitalised following a suicide attempt. Clinical interviews were used combined with the Rorschach Test and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) a few days after the suicide attempt and one year later. <br><br>RESULTS initially showed common forms of psychic adjustment: melancholic identifications were linked to an excessive dependence on objects. One year later, these forms of psychic adjustment changed: for many adolescents, the melancholic identifications shifted and self-image improved. The emergence of representations of murder fantasies immediately after the suicidal behaviour allowed a possible transformation of violence into symbolisation. A case study illustrates these psychic changes. © 2013 Copyright Association of Child Psychotherapists.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0075-417X",
doi="10.1080/0075417X.2013.806056",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0075417X.2013.806056"
}