The association of mothers' attachment style and their psychological reactions to the diagnosis of infant's congenital heart disease

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 208-232

  Berant, Ety ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^a   Florian, Victor ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0035610464     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.20.2.208.22264     Document Type: Article

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