General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 177-182 , July 2001

Using attachment theory to understand illness behavior

  • Jonathan J Hunter, M.D. (F.R.C.P. (C))

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto Psychosomatic Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5. Tel.: +1-416-586-4557; fax: +1-416-586-8654
    • ,
  • Robert G Maunder, M.D. (F.R.C.P. (C))

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto Psychosomatic Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 177-182 , July 2001

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