Four problems with psychodynamic assessment of drug abusers

Nordic Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-316

  Aleman, Kristian ^a  

^a Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist and psychoanalyst (IPA)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Methodological problems; PDs; Psychodynamic assessment; Topography

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849048994     PISSN: 19012276     EISSN: 19040016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1901-2276.59.4.303     Document Type: Article

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