35 Years of working with suicidal patients: Lessons learned

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 64-72

  Meichenbaum, Donald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Melissa Inst Violence Prev T   (United States)

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EID: 18444412949     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087006     Document Type: Article

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