MENTALIZATION AND THE ROOTS OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN INFANCY

International Perspectives on Children and Mental Health: Volume 1: Development and Context: Volume 2: Prevention and Treatment

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages V1-129-V1-153

  Fonagy, Peter ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^b   Strathearn, Lane ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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