The violence in our schools: What can a psychoanalytically informed approach contribute?

Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-238

  Fonagy, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Prevention; Psychoanalytic theory; Review; School violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONTROL STRATEGY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; NOTE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIETY; THINKING; THREAT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0038291600     PISSN: 15211401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022943921048     Document Type: Note

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