Attachment in relation to affect regulation and interpersonal functioning among substance use disorder in patients

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 464-478

  Thorberg, Fred Arne ^a   Lyvers, Michael ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Interpersonal functioning; NMR expectancies; Substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954553334     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350903254783     Document Type: Article

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