Object-relations and spirituality: Revisiting a clinical dialogue

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 961-977

  Gurney, Andrea G ^a,b   Rogers, Steven A ^a  

^a WESTMONT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTMONT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Object relations; Psychodynamic therapy; Religion spirituality

Indexed keywords

OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; REVIEW; TRANSFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 35348971508     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20408     Document Type: Review

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