Object relations and interpersonal problems in sexually abused female patients: An empirical study with the SCORS and the IIP

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-51

  Kernhof, Karin ^a,b   Kaufhold, Johannes ^a   Grabhorn, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVENTORY OF INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBJECT RELATION; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL COGNITION AND OBJECT RELATIONS SCALE;

EID: 38949150673     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701693728     Document Type: Article

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