Male pursuers and female distancers in couples therapy

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-31

  Betchen, Stephen J ^a   Ross, Joellyn L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033954637     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990050001538     Document Type: Article

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