The enhancement of traditional behavioral couples therapy: Consideration of individual factors and dyadic development

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 745-764

  Lawrence, Erika ^a   Eldridge, Kathleen A ^a   Christensen, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INTIMACY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; REVIEW; SPOUSE; STRESS;

EID: 0032167680     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(98)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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