Surpassing the quota: Multiple suicides in a psychotherapy practice

Women and Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-24

  James, Donna M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grief; Occupational stress; Psychotherapists; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844272170     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v28n01_02     Document Type: Review

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