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The psychodynamic significance of trichotillomania: a case study

The psychodynamic significance of trichotillomania: a case study

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The psychodynamic significance of trichotillomania: a case study

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The psychodynamic significance of trichotillomania: a case study

Publisher

Italy: Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore

Journal title

Rivista di Psichiatria, 2018-07, Vol.53 (4), p.214-217

Language

English

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Italy: Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore

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Contents

In this paper we present a case of trichotillomania which lasted 33 years, starting with the patient's menarche at 12 years old, and lasting until her first and only pregnancy at 45 years old. We explore the psychodynamic meaning of the hair pulling, both in light of the problems related to introjective and projective processes which, in the kleini...

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The psychodynamic significance of trichotillomania: a case study

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2085671229

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2085671229

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ISSN

0035-6484

E-ISSN

2038-2502

DOI

10.1708/2954.29698

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