Demand-withdraw couple interaction moderates retention in cognitive-behavioral versus family-systems treatments for alcoholism

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 557-577

  Shoham, Varda ^b   Rohrbaugh, Michael J ^c   Stickle, Timothy R ^c   Jacob, Theodore ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c University of Arizona ^*

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EID: 0032261687     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.12.4.557     Document Type: Article

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