A rational model for maximizing the effects of therapeutic relationship regulation in personality disorders with poor metacognition and over-regulation of affects

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-384

  Dimaggio, Giancarlo ^a   Carcione, Antonino ^a   Salvatore, Giampaolo ^a   Semerari, Antonio ^a   Nicolò, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Associazione di Psicologia Cognitiva APC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; COOPERATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METACOGNITION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

AFFECT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; METACOGNITION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 79952714825     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608310X485256     Document Type: Article

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