Insecure attachment and personality disorder: A twin study of adults

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-208

  Crawford, Thomas N ^a,e   Livesley, W John ^b   Jang, Kerry L ^b   Shaver, Phillip R ^c   Cohen, Patricia ^a   Ganiban, Jody ^d  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e Children in the Community Study   (United States)

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EID: 33947601396     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.602     Document Type: Article

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