PSYCHOANALYSIS WITH INTERSEX ADOLESCENTS: A PROPOSAL ON HOW TO LISTEN TO THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF CLINICAL SCHOOL

Abstract

The article starts from the problem of the anatomical difference of the sexes and aims to reflect on how psychoanalysis has allowed us to address the issues that arise in the body, and from the body, in the cases of intersex adolescents. It is a proposal to listen to them in the opposite direction of possible moralistic discursive crossings disguised as scientific, and, on the other hand, in the face of the frequent non-inclusion of the adolescent subject in decisions about their own bodies. We articulate the institutional specificities with those that concern this phase of life, seeking to give voice to a group of subjects that has been little studied. Finally, we reiterate the need to recognize the importance of qualified institutional and multiprofessional support provided in a context of comprehensive health care in university hospitals in which we engage as clinical psychologists.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2025.015-007