TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Addiction to near death in adolescence
JO  - Journal of child psychotherapy
A1  - Shaw, J.
SP  - 111
EP  - 129
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
N2  - This paper takes Betty Joseph's concept of 'addiction to near death', which describes a clinical situation in which sadism and masochism dominate the relationships of a particular group of patients, and applies it specifically to the case material of a girl in adolescent psychotherapy treatment. A link is made between the patient's retreat from mature genital sexuality as she approaches adulthood and the use of sadism and masochism towards this aim. The paper concludes with a discussion on the increase in strength and potency of sadism and masochism in adolescence as contributing to the high risk of destructive and self-destructive behaviour present in this age group. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0075-417X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0075417X.2012.684483
ID  - ref1
ER  -