Treating distressed couples with coexisting mental and physical disorders: Directions for clinical training and practice

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Snyder, Douglas K ^a   Whisman, Mark A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0742306432     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2004.tb01218.x     Document Type: Review

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