Borderline Personality Characteristics: A Betrayal Trauma Approach

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-268

  Kaehler, Laura A ^a   Freyd, Jennifer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

abuse; attachment; betrayal trauma; borderline personality disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952111752     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017833     Document Type: Article

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