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Psychoanalytic Inquiry
A Topical Journal for Mental Health Professionals
Volume 8, 1988 - Issue 3: Commentaries on Sander Abend, Michael Porder, and Martin Willick's Borderline Patients: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
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The many borders of borderline: On the virtues of modesty in psychoanalytic diagnosis

Edward M. Weinshel M.D. Training and Supervisory Analyst, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute; Former Chairman, Board of Professional Standards, American Psychoanalytic Association; Secretary, International Psychoanalytic Association; 2625 Scott St., San Francisco, CA, 94123
Pages 333-352 | Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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