Assessment of attachment security in a clinical setting: Observations of parents and children

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-204

  Crowell, Judith A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SEPARATION ANXIETY; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0043092417     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200306000-00012     Document Type: Article

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