Attachment representations of institutionalized adolescents and their professional caregivers: Predicting the development of therapeutic relationships

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-334

  Zegers, Monique A M ^a   Schuengel, Carlo ^a   Van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^b   Janssens, Jan M A M ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Characteristics of professional workers; Residential treatment; Therapeutic relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTORS; MILIEU THERAPY; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT;

EID: 33749025263     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.3.325     Document Type: Review

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