Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 186-191 , May 2005

Therapists' handling of patients with cluster B personality disorders in individual psychotherapy

  • Kjersti Narud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Aker University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0320 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 2292 3893; fax: +47 2292 3971.
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  • Arnstein Mykletun

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Health Promotion, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway
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  • Alv A. Dahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.08.002

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 186-191 , May 2005