Attachment style changes following intensive short-term group psychotherapy

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-75

  Kinley, Jacqueline L ^a,b   Reyno, Sandra M ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872383621     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: 19432836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2013.63.1.53     Document Type: Article

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