Revenge - The hate that dare not speak its name: A psychoanalytic perspective

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 595-620

  Rosen, Irwin C ^a,b  

^a Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34347357473     PISSN: 00030651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00030651070550021501     Document Type: Review

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