Ghosts in the consulting room: An attachment perspective on intergenerational transmission

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-131

  Holmes, Jeremy ^a  

^a NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Mirroring; Narrative; Psychotherapy; Self

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0033108139     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616739900134051     Document Type: Review

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