A retrospective study of daughters' emotional role reversal with parents, attachment anxiety, excessive reassurance-seeking, and depressive symptoms

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-195

  Katz, Jennifer ^a   Petracca, Michael ^a   Rabinowitz, Jill ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 70449375189     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180802405596     Document Type: Article

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