The Development of Caregiving: A Comparison of Attachment Theory and Psychoanalytic Approaches to Mothering

Psychoanalytic Inquiry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 618-646

  George, Carol ^a   Solomon, Judith ^b,c  

^a MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Center for the Family in Transition   (United States)

^c Judith Wallerstein Ctr Fam T   (United States)

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EID: 0000562460     PISSN: 07351690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07351699909534268     Document Type: Article

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