Mother-infant interaction during the first year with a child who shows disorganization of attachment

British Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-158

  Hughes, P ^a   McGauley, G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS;

EID: 0031457815     PISSN: 02659883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0118.1997.tb00366.x     Document Type: Article

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