Treatment of a borderline child with developmental delays: A Play therapy case revisited after thirty years

Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Guarton, Gladys Branly ^a   McCarthy, James B ^a,b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Queens Children's Psychiatric Center   (United States)

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EID: 84876184926     PISSN: 15289168     EISSN: 19409214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15289160701815641     Document Type: Article

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