Attachment disorganization and borderline patient's metacognitive responses to therapists' expressed understanding of their states of mind: A pilot study

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-36

  Prunetti, Elena ^a,f   Framba, Roberto ^b   Barone, Lavinia ^c   Fiore, Donatella ^d   Sera, Francesco ^e   Liotti, Giovanni ^f  

^a Casa di Cura Villa Margherita   (Italy)

^b Modena e San Benedetto del Tronto   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Terzo Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva   (Italy)

^e CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^f Associazione di Psicologia Cognitiva APC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BORDERLINE STATE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 38849168931     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300701320645     Document Type: Article

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