The interpersonal core of personality pathology

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 270-295

  Hopwood, Christopher J ^a   Wright, Aidan G C ^b   Ansell, Emily B ^c   Pincus, Aaron L ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 84879137388     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 19432763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2013.27.3.270     Document Type: Article

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