Attachment disorders: Theory, research, and treatment considerations

Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 357-370

  Steele, Howard ^a   Steele, Miriam ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9608-3_18     Document Type: Chapter

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