On the nature of psychodynamic science

Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 541-550

  Brookes, Crittenden E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY;

EID: 16544392455     PISSN: 15460371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jaap.32.3.541.44772     Document Type: Review

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