Fleshing out the omnipotent child in group psychotherapy

Group

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 151-167

  Aledort, Stewart L ^a,b,c,d  

^a Washington School of Psychiatry   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Washington Psychoanalytic Institute   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Omnipotent child; Preverbal; Therapist's lap

Indexed keywords

EID: 8344241150     PISSN: 03624021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027319826876     Document Type: Article

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