Helping mothers in incestuous families: An empathic approach

Women and Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 17-34

  Womack, Mary Ellen ^b   Miller, Geri ^a   Lassiter, Pam ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Incest; Mothers; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033450333     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v22n04_02     Document Type: Article

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