Disorders of Attachment and Attachment Therapy

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 19-30

  Howe, David ^a   Fearnley, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Keys Attachment Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adopted and looked after children; attachment disorder; attachment therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043056533     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599902300205     Document Type: Article

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