Abstract
Abstract
French
In this paper the contract commonly established with adults in adult psychiatry is described. Reference is made to the expectations psychiatrists have for themselves and for their patients in the psychiatric contract. Excerpts of an assessment interview held with a teenage patient are given in order to demonstrate some of the attitudes the teenager may bring to his meeting with the psychiatrist. An elaboration of the attitudes commonly held by teenagers as they come to see the psychiatrist is given. The therapeutic attitudes and specific terms of contract found helpful in establishing an effective “Therapeutic Contract With Adolescents” are outlined.