Research and psychoanalysis: Still time to bridge the great divide?

Psychoanalytic Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-114

  Chiesa, Marco ^a,b,c  

^a Cassel Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Psychoanalysis; Psychoanalytic research; Scientific research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSCIENCE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH;

EID: 77952908480     PISSN: 07369735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019413     Document Type: Article

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