Psychoanalytic developmental theory: A contemporary reconsideration

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 885-907

  Gilmore, Karen ^a,b,c,d  

^a Child Division

^b Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research ^*

^c New York Psychoanalytic Institute

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY;

HUMANS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 51649130964     PISSN: 00030651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003065108323074     Document Type: Article

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