Irrepressible loneliness: the case of Matteo. A commentary

Journal title PSICOBIETTIVO
Author/s Maria Chiara Astone
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2023/1
Language Italian Pages 3 P. 97-99 File size 586 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSOB2023-001008
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In this commentary the author traces the characteristics of the psychological condition of the attempted suicide, with specific reference to external risk factors ( firstly, the pandemic), as well as internal risk factors (especially the tendency to aggression). After applying them to the case in question, the author also highlights a fundamental step of the therapeutic process, which proved responsible for improving of the patient’s symptoms.

Keywords: pandemic, attempted suicide, adolescence, aggression, emotional disregulation, therapeutic process.

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Maria Chiara Astone, La solitudine incoercibile: il caso di Matteo. Un commento in "PSICOBIETTIVO" 1/2023, pp 97-99, DOI: 10.3280/PSOB2023-001008