Yet another look at the CCRT: The relation between core conflictual relationship themes and defensive functioning

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 252-260

  de Roten, Yves ^a   Drapeau, Martin ^a   Stigler, Michael ^a   Despland, Jean Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NARCISSISM; OBSESSION; PATHOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 4344630155     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptr/kph021     Document Type: Article

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