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George (psychology, Mills College) and West (psychiatry, retired, University of Calgary, Canada) describe their original developmental assessment, the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP).
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Now in paperback, this bestselling classic presents seminal theory and research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Together, the leading editors and contributors comprehensively examine how tra
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