Perverse relationships: The perspective of the perpetrator

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 755-773

  Filippini, Sandra ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abuse; Abusive relationship; Narcissism; Narcissistic perversion; Perversion; Perversity; Relational Perversion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MASOCHISM; NARCISSISM; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSEVERATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL DEVIATION; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHARACTER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASOCHISM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCISSISM; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARAPHILIAS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; SADISM; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 21044433637     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/GKU9-ETYE-QE00-YEXY     Document Type: Article

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