The neurodevelopment impact of early trauma and insecure attachment: Re-Thinking our understanding and treatment of sexual behavior

Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-247

  Creeden, Kevin ^a  

^a Whitney Academy   (United States)

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AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; GUILT; HUMAN; INJURY; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OBJECT RELATION; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

EID: 12344313469     PISSN: 10720162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720160490900560     Document Type: Article

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