'The dungeon of thyself': The claustrum as pathological container

International Journal of Psycho-Analysis

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 917-931

  Willoughby, Roger ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEAR; GRIEF; HUMAN; PHOBIA; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

ANXIETY, SEPARATION; FEAR; FREUDIAN THEORY; GRIEF; HUMAN; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY;

EID: 85046909662     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/B53C-KLBD-KKWB-AN74     Document Type: Article

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