Suicide in adolescence: A psychoanalytic approach

Abstract

Open interview following a guided script, conducted on June 18 and 20, 2024, with Professor Christian Ingo Lenz Dunker from the Institute of Psychology at the University of São Paulo. The interview aimed to discuss suicide among adolescents in Brazil from a psychoanalytic perspective. The discussion focused primarily on issues related to: i) social pressure on adolescents; ii) expectations regarding performance and success; iii) the role of public policies; iv) life trajectories and possible ‘clues’ about suicide; v) suicide as a solution to problems; vi) proximity to death among adolescents involved in drug trafficking; vii) the pseudofragility of contemporary adolescents; and viii) the need to address the topic more thoroughly.