Attachment, assessment, and psychological intervention: A case study of anorexia

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 434-444

  Lis, Adriana ^a   Mazzeschi, Claudia ^b   Di Riso, Daniela ^a   Salcuni, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 80052340478     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.594125     Document Type: Article

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