Ferenczi's relaxation principle and the issue of therapeutic responsiveness

American Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-81

  Rachman, Arnold Wm ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Postgraduate Center for Mental Health   (United States)

^d Sándor Ferenczi Institute   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EGO; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; RELAXATION;

EID: 0031940023     PISSN: 00029548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022574015777     Document Type: Review

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