Reducing anxiety through a structured writing intervention: A single-system evaluation

Families in Society

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 355-362

  Barrett, Michelle D ^a   Wolfer, Terry A ^b  

^a Johnson City Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0035536406     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.179     Document Type: Review

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