The ecology of attachment in the family

Family Process

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-221

  Hill, Jonathan ^a,b,d   Fonagy, Peter ^b   Safier, Ellen ^c   Sargent, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Children and Family Law Center   (United States)

^c MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

^d ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AFFECT; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY;

EID: 0142095414     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2003.42202.x     Document Type: Review

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