Abstract
The author describes a group experience carried out in a preadolescent unit in which patients have severe narcissistic pathologies and thought disorders. After an exploration of the psychopathological and metapsychological characteristics presented by the subjects and a description of the group setting, the author proposes an analysis of the intrapsychic and group process. He attempts to show that the outcome of the therapeutic process relies on a strict transference and counter-transference relationship—the subjects may then begin to symbolize.
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