Spirituality and the maintenance of change: A phenomenological study of women who leave abusive relationships

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 543-564

  Senter, Karolyn Elizabeth ^a   Caldwell, Karen ^b  

^a Fam and Personal Counseling Center   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered women; Qualitative research; Spirituality; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036441573     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021269028756     Document Type: Article

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