How do transitional objects work?: The therapist's view

British Journal of Medical Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-21

  Arthern, Jenny ^a   Madill, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATERIALS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0033009753     PISSN: 00071129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711299159754     Document Type: Article

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