Families as systems

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue , 1997, Pages 243-267

  Cox, Martha J ^a   Paley, Blair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental theory; Family processes; Family systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SYSTEMS THEORY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 0030638739     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.48.1.243     Document Type: Article

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