The relational context of aggression in borderline personality disorder: Using adult attachment style to predict forms of hostility

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-82

  Critchfield, Kenneth L ^a   Levy, Kenneth N ^b   Clarkin, John F ^c   Kernberg, Otto F ^c  

^a University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attachment; Borderline personality disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38749130048     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20434     Document Type: Article

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