The silliness factor: Breaking up repetitive and unproductive conflict patterns with couples and families

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 69-75

  Odell, Mark ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029818539     PISSN: 08975353     EISSN: 15404080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J085V07N03_07     Document Type: Article

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