Modeling the relationships between adult attachment patterns and Borderline Personality Disorder: The role of impulsivity and aggressiveness

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 520-537

  Fossati, Andrea ^a,c   Feeney, Judith A ^b   Carretta, Ilaria ^a   Grazioli, Federica ^a   Milesi, Rita ^a   Leonardi, Barbara ^a   Maffei, Cesare ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Servizio di Psicologia Clinica e Psicoterapia San Raffaele Turro   (Italy)

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EID: 22944475796     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2005.24.4.520     Document Type: Review

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