An investigation of adult attachment and the nature of relationships with voices

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 280-291

  Berry, Katherine ^a   Wearden, Alison ^a   Barrowclough, Christine ^a   Oakland, Lauren ^a   Bradley, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864275251     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: 20448260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.2011.02027.x     Document Type: Article

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