The development of the unreflective self

Mentalization: Theoretical Considerations, Research Findings, and Clinical Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 57-102

  Gergely, György ^a,d   Unoka, Zsolt ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203927250     Document Type: Chapter

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