Object relation quality, alexithymia, and defense mechanisms of drug abusers with antisocial personality disorder

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1335-1352

  Aleman, Kristian ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Lund University ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; ASPD; Defense mechanisms; DMTm; Drug abusers; KAPP

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849004847     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2007.35.10.1335     Document Type: Article

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