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Research Article

Being seen: The lived experience of psychodynamic practitioners disclosing or not disclosing sight impairment

Gesehen werden? Die gelebte Erfahrung psychodynamischer Praktiker, die eine Sehbehinderung offenlegen oder nicht offenlegen

¿Ser visto? La experiencia vivida de los practicantes psicodinámicos que revelan o no revelan el deterioro de la vista

Essere visti? L’esperienza vissuta dai professionisti psicodinamici che rivelano o non rivelano la compromissione della vista

Être vu? L’expérience vécue des pratiquants psychodynamiques qui dévoilent ou ne dévoilent pas une déficience visuelle

Σε βλέπουν; Η βιωμένη εμπειρία των ψυχοδυναμικών επαγγελματιών που αποκαλύπτουν ή δεν αποκαλύπτουν προβλήματα όρασης

Gesehen werden? Die gelebte Erfahrung psychodynamischer Praktiker, die eine Sehbehinderung offenlegen oder nicht offenlegen

¿Ser visto? La experiencia vivida de los practicantes psicodinámicos que revelan o no revelan el deterioro de la vista

Essere visti? L’esperienza vissuta dai professionisti psicodinamici che rivelano o non rivelano la compromissione della vista

Être vu? L’expérience vécue des pratiquants psychodynamiques qui dévoilent ou ne dévoilent pas une déficience visuelle

Σε βλέπουν; Η βιωμένη εμπειρία των ψυχοδυναμικών επαγγελματιών που αποκαλύπτουν ή δεν αποκαλύπτουν προβλήματα όρασης

Gesehen werden? Die gelebte Erfahrung psychodynamischer Praktiker, die eine Sehbehinderung offenlegen oder nicht offenlegen

¿Ser visto? La experiencia vivida de los practicantes psicodinámicos que revelan o no revelan el deterioro de la vista

Essere visti? L’esperienza vissuta dai professionisti psicodinamici che rivelano o non rivelano la compromissione della vista

Être vu? L’expérience vécue des pratiquants psychodynamiques qui dévoilent ou ne dévoilent pas une déficience visuelle

Σε βλέπουν; Η βιωμένη εμπειρία των ψυχοδυναμικών επαγγελματιών που αποκαλύπτουν ή δεν αποκαλύπτουν προβλήματα όρασης

Gesehen werden? Die gelebte Erfahrung psychodynamischer Praktiker, die eine Sehbehinderung offenlegen oder nicht offenlegen

¿Ser visto? La experiencia vivida de los practicantes psicodinámicos que revelan o no revelan el deterioro de la vista

Essere visti? L’esperienza vissuta dai professionisti psicodinamici che rivelano o non rivelano la compromissione della vista

Être vu? L’expérience vécue des pratiquants psychodynamiques qui dévoilent ou ne dévoilent pas une déficience visuelle

Σε βλέπουν; Η βιωμένη εμπειρία των ψυχοδυναμικών επαγγελματιών που αποκαλύπτουν ή δεν αποκαλύπτουν προβλήματα όρασης

Gesehen werden? Die gelebte Erfahrung psychodynamischer Praktiker, die eine Sehbehinderung offenlegen oder nicht offenlegen

¿Ser visto? La experiencia vivida de los practicantes psicodinámicos que revelan o no revelan el deterioro de la vista

Essere visti? L’esperienza vissuta dai professionisti psicodinamici che rivelano o non rivelano la compromissione della vista

Être vu? L’expérience vécue des pratiquants psychodynamiques qui dévoilent ou ne dévoilent pas une déficience visuelle

Σε βλέπουν; Η βιωμένη εμπειρία των ψυχοδυναμικών επαγγελματιών που αποκαλύπτουν ή δεν αποκαλύπτουν προβλήματα όρασης

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