Understanding and ameliorating revenge fantasies in psychotherapy

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-27

  Horowitz, Mardi J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPERSONALIZATION; FANTASY; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVENGE FANTASY; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 33846526808     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.1.24     Document Type: Review

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