Changes of attachment status among women with personality disorders undergoing inpatient treatment

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-283

  Strauss, Bernhard M ^a   Mestel, Robert ^b   Kirchmann, Helmut A ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Helios Clinic Bad Grönenbach   (Germany)

Author keywords

attachment; inpatient psychotherapy; personality disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960622149     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733145.2010.548563     Document Type: Article

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