Troubled Teens, Troubled Thinking: The Part-Object Position as the Whole Enchilada – Reviews the book, Adolescence and delinquency: An object relations theory approach by Bruce R. Brodie (see record 2007-07975-000 ). Through the tightly focused lens of object relations theory, Bruce Brodie examines the lives and healing of troubled teens at a “Level 14 equivalent” detention center, the most intense and restrictive form of residential treatment next to psychiatric hospitalization. Brodie demonstrates a command of contemporary object relations theory, especially as the theory has been clarified and modified by Ogden (1986, 1994, 1997). As the title indicates, the book centers on an object relations approach to understanding the unique mental and emotional states of these traumatized and victimizing adolescents. Brodie argues that the adolescent delinquents’ primary disturbance is their “thinking.” Throughout the book Brodie consistently exudes sincere respect and care for his teen clients, seeing this as key to not only their improvement but also their ability to thrive and flourish. His genuineness and goodwill shine through in his clinical vignettes. This book is a clear articulation of what adolescent thinking looks like when anchored primarily in the part-object position. Students and beginning practitioners of object relations theory working with this population will view Brodie’s case vignettes as useful exemplars of splitting, the depressive position, and therapeutic containment.