The femininization of the female oedipal complex, part II: Aggression reconsidered

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1127-1151

  Holtzman, Deanna ^a,b,c,d   Kulish, Nancy ^a,b,c,d  

^a Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; HUMAN; INCEST; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEXUALITY;

EID: 1542476718     PISSN: 00030651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00030651030510041001     Document Type: Review

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