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Primary gain: The game of illness and the communicative compact in the borderline patient

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This paper is a continuation of the paper, “Diffusion of Communication and Role Exchange in the Treatment of Schizophrenia.”

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Scher, J.M. Primary gain: The game of illness and the communicative compact in the borderline patient. Psych Quar 35, 532–543 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01573621

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