Childhood trauma as an etiological factor in the personality disorders

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 34-49

  Paris, Joel ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030965294     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.1997.11.1.34     Document Type: Article

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