Disorganised attachment and borderline personality disorder: A clinical perspective

Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-61

  Holmes, Jeremy ^a  

^a NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Disorganised attachment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BORDERLINE STATE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS; THREAT; TRANSFERENCE;

EID: 18144368109     PISSN: 15092046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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