Living on an island: Consequences of childhood abuse, attachment disruption and adversity in later life

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-310

  Frederick, John ^a   Goddard, Chris ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Child abuse; Childhood adversity; Personal and social relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149112110     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2008.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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