Metaphor in psychodynamic psychotherapy with borderline and non-borderline clients: A qualitative analysis

Psychotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 521-530

  Rasmussen, Brian ^a,c,d   Angus, Lynne ^b  

^a OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Okanagan University College   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FANTASY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEMORY; MODEL; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030483123     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.33.4.521     Document Type: Article

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