Adult attachment in the clinical management of borderline personality disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 159-171

  Fossati, Andrea ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

attachment disturbances; attachment theory; borderline personality disorder

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BORDERLINE STATE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84861842084     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000415073.36121.64     Document Type: Review

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