The core conflictual relationship theme of psychotic, borderline, and neurotic personality organizations

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-186

  Diguer, Louis ^a   Lefebvre, Rachel ^a   Drapeau, Martin ^a   Luborsky, Lester ^a   Rousseau, Jean Pierre ^a   Hébert, Étienne ^a   Daoust, Jean Philippe ^a   Pelletier, Sylvie ^a   Scullion, Maureen ^a   Descôteaux, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0346882128     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptr/11.2.169     Document Type: Article

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