Mental pain and the cultural ointment of poetry

International Journal of Psycho-Analysis

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 229-243

  Akhtar, S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GUILT; HATE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MANIA; MASOCHISM; MOURNING; PAIN; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033861781     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/0020757001599690     Document Type: Article

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