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Psychoanalytic Inquiry
A Topical Journal for Mental Health Professionals
Volume 15, 1995 - Issue 3: The Relevance of the Couch in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
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The analytic couch as transference object

Richard M. Waugaman M.D. Training and Supervising Analyst, Washington Psychoanalytic Institute; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University, School of Medicine; Chestnut Lodge 500 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, 20850
Pages 338-357 | Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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