Understanding the Dissociative Processes: The Contribution of Attachment Theory

Psychoanalytic Inquiry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 757-783

  Liotti, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a APC School of Psychotherapy   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

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EID: 0033264588     PISSN: 07351690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07351699909534275     Document Type: Article

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