Nathanson, Ariel (2024) Just like his dad? Understanding the impact of childhood experiences of domestic violence on adolescents and young men who present with difficulties later. Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, 14 (1). pp. 33-45. ISSN ISSN 2044-4133 ; Online ISSN: 2044-4141

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Abstract

This article is based on the author's clinical experience in working with both perpetrators and victims. It uses clinical examples to explore the various ways domestic violence impacts on the development of young boys who later present with a variety of psychopathologies. It shows how, in the aftermath of domestic violence, young boys can be thrusted into the vacancies left by their violent fathers, trapped within an identity best described as being "just like his dad". Without environmental changes that restore safety, benign experiences of aggression, boundaries, and intimacy, the boys who do not develop into being violent themselves do so by deploying various psychological solutions such as depression, perversion and becoming carers. This article discusses these different trajectories in the context of the trauma of domestic violence and then considers the implications for treatment.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Domestic Violence, Fathers, Sons, Sexualised Aggression, Sadomasochistic Rituals
Subjects:	Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Child Development Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Adolescents - Psychiatry Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Child Abuse & Neglect - Psychology Families > Fathers Human Psychological Processes > Early Experiences
Department/People:	Children, Young Adult and Family Services
URI:	https://repository.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/id/eprint/2900

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