Marcus Evans

The concept of identity is complex and affected by personal and cultural pressures. No more so than during adolescence, a time when we endeavour to find out who we truly are as our minds and bodies go through many changes, we start to disidentify with our families, and we are exposed to group attitudes and pressures. For many adolescents, puberty can feel like an unwanted betrayal by their own bodies. Their changing physicality seems to pull them further away from the self they imagine or wish to be and they struggle to reconcile their physical form with their sense of self. This book explores gender distress through the lens of early childhood development with a focus on and elaboration of developmental interpretations and corresponding psychotherapeutic approaches. It builds on the work of Evans previous book, co-authored with Susan Evans, Gender Dysphoria: A Therapeutic Model for Working with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (2021). As with his first book, it is based on continuous learning gained through clinical work with different patient groups. The analysts role is to remain curious and help patients explore and understand themselves in every aspect of their lives. Evans uses composite cases to chart the progression of therapy and show how psychological support can help individuals. The book includes a Preface from R. D. Hinshelwood and Foreword from Ron Britton. It is essential reading for all clinicians, practising therapists and trainees, as well as any other professionals who work with adolescents and young people.

The concept of identity is complex and affected by personal and cultural pressures. No more so than during adolescence, a time when we endeavour to find out who we truly are as our minds and bodies go through many changes, we start to disidentify with our families, and we are exposed to group attitudes and pressures. For many adolescents, puberty can feel like an unwanted betrayal by their own bodies. Their changing physicality seems to pull them further away from the self they imagine or wish to be and they struggle to reconcile their physical form with their sense of self. This book explores gender distress through the lens of early childhood development with a focus on and elaboration of developmental interpretations and corresponding psychotherapeutic approaches. It builds on the work of Evans previous book, co-authored with Susan Evans, Gender Dysphoria: A Therapeutic Model for Working with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (2021). As with his first book, it is based on continuous learning gained through clinical work with different patient groups. The analysts role is to remain curious and help patients explore and understand themselves in every aspect of their lives. Evans uses composite cases to chart the progression of therapy and show how psychological support can help individuals. The book includes a Preface from R. D. Hinshelwood and Foreword from Ron Britton. It is essential reading for all clinicians, practising therapists and trainees, as well as any other professionals who work with adolescents and young people.

En los últimos años, el número de niños y adolescentes que se autodiagnostican como trans o experimentan disforia de género ha crecido de manera vertiginosa. Este fenómeno plantea preguntas cruciales sobre el papel del entorno social, las influencias culturales y las respuestas clinicas en el manejo de estas situaciones. En un contexto donde las decisiones medicas pueden implicar cambios de por vida, este libro ofrece una reflexion esencial y matizada. "Disforia de genero. Un modelo terapeutico para trabajar con niños, adolescentes y adultos jovenes" examina como abordar esta compleja realidad desde una vision integral y fundamentada. Los autores, Susan y Marcus Evans, exploran como los autodiagnosticos surgen en jovenes que, a menudo, enfrentan multiples desafios emocionales y psicologicos, como traumas, autismo, trastornos de salud mental y presiones sociales. A traves de un enfoque psicoanalitico, el texto indaga en los mecanismos inconscientes y las defensas psiquicas que pueden llevar a estas identificaciones. Con ejemplos clinicos esclarecedores y un marco teorico solido, el libro ofrece herramientas para profesionales de la salud mental que buscan comprender el mundo interno de sus pacientes. Ademas, subraya la necesidad de una evaluacion cuidadosa antes de proceder con intervenciones fisicas, priorizando la exploracion de la experiencia emocional y social de cada individuo. Este libro es una guia imprescindible para clinicos, padres, educadores y cualquier persona interesada en entender el impacto del autodiagnostico de disforia de genero en el contexto actual. Los autores combinan su vasta experiencia en el sistema de salud mental del Reino Unido con un analisis critico del entorno politico y cultural que influye en la atencion a jovenes transidentificados. Susan Evans y Marcus Evans, con decadas de experiencia en psicoterapia y psicoanalisis, ofrecen una valiosa contribucion para abordar este fenomeno con sensibilidad, profesionalidad y un compromiso con el bienestar integral de los pacientes.