Trauma and Deferred Action in the Reality of Adolescence

American Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-61

  Novick, Jack ^a   Novick, Kerry Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Allen Creek Pre School   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Deferred action; Development; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FREUDIAN THEORY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0035288274     PISSN: 00029548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002705425640     Document Type: Article

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