Is There a Drive to Love?

Neuropsychoanalysis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-144

  Yovell, Yoram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bowlby; Drive; Freud; Love; Neuropsychoanalysis; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649667720     PISSN: 15294145     EISSN: 20443978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15294145.2008.10773578     Document Type: Article

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