Early narcissistic transference patterns: An exploratory single case study from the perspective of dialogical self theory

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 495-516

  Dimaggio, Giancarlo ^a,c   Fiore, Donatella ^a   Lysaker, Paul Henry ^b   Petrilli, Daniela ^a   Salvatore, Giampaolo ^a   Semerari, Antonio ^a   Nicolò, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Terzo Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva   (Italy)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c c/o Terzo Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitive ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARCISSISM; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33845591241     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608305X63089     Document Type: Article

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