An application of the concept of the therapeutic alliance to sadomasochistic pathology

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 813-846

  Novick, Kerry Kelly ^a,c   Novick, Jack ^b,c  

^a Allen Creek Pre School   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MASOCHISM; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SADISM; THEORY;

EID: 0031722975     PISSN: 00030651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00030651980460031301     Document Type: Review

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