Intervention in transmission of insecure attachment: A case study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 531-543

  Juffer, Femmie ^a   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^b   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031114055     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.2.531     Document Type: Article

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