Patients' representations of therapist, parents, and self in the early phase of psychotherapy

Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 571-586

  Bender, Donna S ^a   Farber, Barry A ^a   Geller, Jesse D ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; PARENT; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0031433094     PISSN: 00903604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jaap.1.1997.25.4.571     Document Type: Article

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