title: [The narcissistic family].
abstract: Based on the pathology of narcissism as displayed by a number of pre-psychotic and psychotic teenagers, this article deals with exploring the close dependence that is maintained between the patients and their nuclear families. Several of us, using a therapeutic approach in an institutional setting, are trying to bring defective narcissistic "givens" into play in order to give the teenager a chance at ex-istence... In this article, the author suggest pointing out the need for such a way of synchronizing particular concepts, pushing to the very limits of psychoanalysis.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital de jour du Parc Montsouris, Paris.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Penot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009289:Narcissism; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012918:Social Alienation
vernacular_title: La famille narcisse.