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Adolescents occupy a difficult and seemingly elusive developmental space, which makes them enigmas to most adults, including psychotherapists. Building upon dynamic theory such as that formulated by Winnicott or Erikson, this paper explores the relationship between adolescents and material elements of popular culture within a psychodynamic and developmental framework. Theoretical perspectives are integrated with case material to illustrate some of the roles of popular music and fashion in the lives of teenagers as a means of expression and in potential therapeutic
Debra S. Rosenblum, M.D., is clinical instructor, Harvard Medical School, staff psychiatrist, Cambridge Hospital, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Peter Daniolos, M.D., is consulting associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center; Medical Director, Chapel Hill Pediatric Psychology; staff psychiatrist, The Durham Center, Durham, N.C Neal Kass, M.D., is clinical instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Concord, Mass. Andres Martin, M.D., is assistant professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale University Child Study Center.
Some material in this paper was presented by the authors at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, October 1996, Philadelphia, and the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, June 1998, Toronto, Canada. (The names of the patients described in the case studies have been changed to protect their privacy.)
The authors would like to extend their appreciation to Dr. Lawrence Hartmann for his editorial suggestions on an earlier draft of this paper. They would also like to acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Leston Havens, Victoria Kass, Rebecca Martin, Bradley Rosenblum, Dr. Lenore Terr, and Ray Williams.
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alliance formation, dynamic understanding, and working through developmental conflicts in displacement.