Toward a more optimal selfobject milieu: Family psychotherapy from the perspective of self psychology

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-289

  Leone, Carla M ^a  

^a North Suburban Family Psychologists   (United States)

Author keywords

Family therapy; Self psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042385107     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010411829523     Document Type: Article

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