Abstract

SAGGESE, Edson. Youth on Edge: the teenaging or sickening dilemma. Educ. Real. [online]. 2021, vol.46, n.1, e109166.  Epub June 08, 2021. ISSN 2175-6236.  https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-6236109166.

The growth of self-inflicted skin lesions and the increase in suicide rates in younger age groups show a deep malaise in contemporary adolescents. The trend towards medicalization of various aspects of life has produced a reductionist approach to these phenomena, making it difficult to set boundaries between adolescence and illness. The Covid-19 pandemic accentuated the psychological distress among the adolescents. As an alternative to the medicalization of subjective crises, it is necessary to give a voice to the young people so that they can transform anguish and dismay into an active participation in the process of changing society.

Keywords : Adolescence; Medicalization; Psychoanalysis; Self-Inflicted injuries; Covid-19.

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