Not Just a Time-Out: Change Dynamics of Prayer for Religious Couples in Conflict Situations

Family Process

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 451-478

  Butler, Mark H ^a   Gardner, Brandt C ^b   Bird, Mark H ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0032234119     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1998.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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