Who, what, when, where, how, and mostly why? A therapist's grief over the suicide of a client

Women and Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-34

  Anderson, Gail O ^a  

^a Lutheran Social Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist; Gender; Grief; Suicide; Therapist reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844321615     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v28n01_03     Document Type: Review

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