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Psychodynamic milieu therapy: an adolescent example

Psychodynamic milieu therapy: an adolescent example

In an adolescent inpatient facility combining psychiatric care with academic education, academic work can serve as an adaptable medium for institutional care, provided that the risks inherent in this combination are managed therapeutically.

Following the introductory presentation of the mini-course (Abstract 1016), this presentation introduces an example of psychodynamic milieu therapy in an inpatient facility for adolescents and young adults with mental disorders. The facility combines full-time or part-time psychiatric care with academic education ranging from high school to the early university years, drawing on a broad range of therapeutic and educational resources. The aim is to demonstrate how, and under what conditions, a complex and heterogeneous institutional arrangement can apply the principles introduced in the course and fulfill a psychotherapeutic function for young people with borderline personality disorder, emerging psychotic and/or mood disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders without accompanying intellectual disability. In this therapeutic context, academic education serves as an adaptable mediating environment for institutional psychiatric care, in ways that vary depending on whether psychiatric treatment is a prerequisite for effective education or an obstacle to treatment. The ability of this arrangement, which brings together two seemingly complementary needs—psychiatric care and education—to fulfill its therapeutic function depends on careful attention to the risks inherent in this combination. The therapeutic management of these risks is considered a crucial component of the institution’s psychotherapeutic program, and the practical conditions it requires are discussed in the presentation.

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