Anxious and avoidant attachment styles and indicators of recovery in schizophrenia: Associations with self-esteem and hope

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-221

  Ringer, Jamie M ^a,b   Buchanan, Erin E ^c   Olesek, Kyle ^c   Lysaker, Paul H ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; hopelessness; recovery; schizophrenia; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; HIV INFECTIONS; HOPE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901240820     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/papt.12012     Document Type: Article

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