Tearing the child apart: The contribution of narcissism, envy, and perverse modes of thought to child custody wars

Psychoanalytic Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 542-553

  Donner, Michael B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child custody; Divorce; Envy; Narcissism; Perversion

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CONFLICT; COURT; CUSTODY; DIVORCE; EMOTION; ENVY; HUMAN; MORALITY; NARCISSISM; PARENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; THINKING;

EID: 33747502499     PISSN: 07369735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0736-9735.23.3.542     Document Type: Review

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