A case study in the functioning of social systems as a defence against anxiety: Rereading 50 years on

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-530

  Lawlor, David ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Containment; Nursing; Social defences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIETY; ANXIETY; CHILD; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; MANAGEMENT; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLICY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PROJECTION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 70349293811     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104509339545     Document Type: Article

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