Chantepie, Pierre-Justin

Irrevocable puberty: A rich paradox between rupture(s) and mutation(s) - 2025.


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In this article, the author will highlight some of the perspectives that psychoanalysis and related psychopathology bring to light from the point of view of pubertal processes. In so doing, the author will highlight the necessary mutation of juvenile time, as well as the risk of rupture that emerges when the paths of elaboration of puberty as an irrevocable event are impeded. The author’s remarks will be illustrated by the clinical case of a depressive adolescent and the analysis of a number of psychopathological issues.