The clinical use of the adult attachment interview in parent-infant psychotherapy

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 284-299

  Steele, Miriam ^a   Baradon, Tessa ^a  

^a ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT ATTACHMENT INTERVIEW; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33748550922     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20006     Document Type: Article

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