A self-psychological perspective on chronic illness

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-132

  Garrett, Carol ^a   Weisman, Michele Greene ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Countertransference; Narcissistic injury; Self psychology; Selfobject experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035608650     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010321918435     Document Type: Article

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