The author considers the concept of neuro-psychoanalysis in relation to adolescent ways of functioning. He briefly reviews the historical development and returns to three paradigms from the fiftieth Congrès des Psychanalystes de Langue Française des Pays Romans (1990) : the theory of catastrophes, the theory of chaos, and the concept of auto-organization.

Adolescence, 2011, T. 29 n° 3, pp. 467-477.