Reflective capacity and its significance to the attachment concept of the self

British Journal of Medical Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-25

  West, Malcolm L ^a  

^a Calgary General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; MODEL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 18044386352     PISSN: 00071129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1997.tb01882.x     Document Type: Article

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