Mahler's concepts of "symbiosis" and separation-individuation: Revisited, reevaluated, refined

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 511-533

  Pine, Fred ^a,b,c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; AUTISM; DEVELOPMENT; EGO; FANTASY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 3042660871     PISSN: 00030651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00030651040520021001     Document Type: Review

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