Making diagnosis more meaningful. The developmental profile: A psychodynamic assessment of personality

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-238

  Ingenhoven, Theo J M ^a   Abraham, Robert E ^b  

^a Symfora Group   (Netherlands)

^b Developmental Profile Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental Profile; Developmental psychology; Personality assessment; Personality disorder; Psychoanalytic theory; Psychodynamic diagnosis; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77957824475     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2010.64.3.215     Document Type: Article

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