Attachment disorganization in prepubertal children with severe emotional disturbance

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 490-525

  Goodman, Geoff ^a   Pfeffer, Cynthia R ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031769904     PISSN: 00259284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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