A Multitheoretical Intervention for Promoting Recovery from Extramarital Affairs

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 382-399

  Gordon, Kristina Coop ^a,b   Baucom, Donald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extramarital affairs; Marital therapy; Multitheoretical approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000065565     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy.6.4.382     Document Type: Article

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