Disorganized attachment: A compass for navigating the confusing behavior of the "difficult-to-treat" patient

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-169

  Gubman, Nancy ^a,b  

^a Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Borderline; Disorganized attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043081984     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CSOW.0000024325.85986.55     Document Type: Review

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