Gambling counselling in Australia: Focus on cognitive counselling techniques

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-175

  Coman, Gregory J ^a   Evans, Barry J ^b   Burrows, Graham D ^c  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Australian Society of Hypnosis   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 17444385506     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0306988031000102342     Document Type: Review

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