Internalization of the therapeutic process: Differences between borderline and neurotic patients

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-41

  Zeeck, Almut ^a   Hartmann, Armin ^a,c   Orlinsky, David E ^b  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645214895     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 0885579X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2006.20.1.22     Document Type: Article

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