Male Perpetrators of Violence Against Women: An Attachment Theory Perspective

Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-27

  Fonagy, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Clin Protocols and Outcomes Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attachment; Disorganized attachment; Domestic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041994261     PISSN: 15211401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023074023087     Document Type: Review

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