Opening what has been closed, relaxing what has been clenched: Dissociation and enactment over time in committed relationships

Psychoanalytic Dialogues

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 747-761

  Stern, Donnel B ^a,b,c  

^a WILLIAM ALANSON WHITE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34249684793     PISSN: 10481885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10481880701357446     Document Type: Review

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