Dual relationships: A continuum ranging from the destructive to the therapeutic

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-11

  Moleski, Sharon M ^a,b   Kiselica, Mark S ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 15844362096     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00574.x     Document Type: Article

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