A flaw in the fabric: Toward an interpersonal psychoanalytic understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-96

  O'Connor, John J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compulsive; Obsessive; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41049115370     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-007-9072-y     Document Type: Article

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