Childhood vs. adolescence transitional object attachment, and its relation to mental health and parental bonding

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 149-167

  Bachar, Eytan ^a   Canetti, Laura ^a   Galilee Weisstub, Esti ^a   Kaplan DeNour, Atara ^a   Shalev, Arieh Y ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood vs. adolescence; Parental bonding; Psycho pathology; Transitional object

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBJECT RELATION; RATING SCALE; THEORY;

EID: 0031952828     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022881726177     Document Type: Article

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