The relation of attachment status, psychiatric classification, and response to psychotherapy

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-31

  Fonagy, Peter ^a   Leigh, Tom ^b   Steele, Miriam ^a   Steele, Howard ^a   Kennedy, Roger ^c   Mattoon, Gretta ^c   Target, Mary ^a   Gerber, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^c Cassel Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13344261961     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.1.22     Document Type: Article

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