Psychodynamic psychotherapy with the older adult: Challenges facing the patient and the therapist

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 431-444

  Wheelock, Ingrid ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Riverview Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NARCISSISM; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; NARCISSISM; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0031155842     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1997.51.3.431     Document Type: Article

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